Intel Xeon Gold 6334 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6334 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 6334

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2518 vs 2357
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2518 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 22% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 69°C
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41181 vs 35117
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 84°C vs 69°C
L1 cache 768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 12 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 41181 vs 35117

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6334
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5317

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2518
2357
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
35117
41181
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6334 Intel Xeon Gold 5317
PassMark - Single thread mark 2518 2357
PassMark - CPU mark 35117 41181

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6334 Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Ice Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $2214 $950
Place in performance rating 587 575
Processor Number 6334 5317
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.60 GHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 18 MB 18 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 10 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 84°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 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) 165 Watt 150 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 64
PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0
Scalability 2S 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)