Intel Xeon Gold 6312U vs Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6312U 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42329 vs 41181

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
L3 cache	36 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42329 vs 41181

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 80°C
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2357 vs 2349

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5317

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2349

2357

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42329

41181

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon Gold 5317
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349	2357
PassMark - CPU mark	42329	41181

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon Gold 5317
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1450	$950
Place in performance rating	555	570
Processor Number	6312U	5317
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores		12
Number of threads		24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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)