Intel Xeon Gold 6244 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6244 and Intel Xeon Gold 5317 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2559 vs 2357
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L3 cache 24.75 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2559 vs 2357

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5317

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 74°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41181 vs 33625
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 84°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 41181 vs 33625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6244
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5317

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2559
2357
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
33625
41181
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Intel Xeon Gold 5317
PassMark - Single thread mark 2559 2357
PassMark - CPU mark 33625 41181

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Ice Lake
Launch date Q2'19 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $3412 $950
Place in performance rating 586 575
Processor Number 6244 5317
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.60 GHz 3.00 GHz
L3 cache 24.75 MB 18 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 10 nm
Maximum core temperature 74°C 84°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 24
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 12 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

Max memory channels 6 8
Maximum memory size 1 TB 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 150 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 64
PCI Express revision 3.0 4.0
Scalability 4S 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2 2
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)