Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 and Intel Xeon Gold 5117 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 Platinum 8175

Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8175

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 14
20 more threads: 48 vs 28
Around 71% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 71% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 71% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	24 vs 14
Number of threads	48 vs 28
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 896 KB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 14 MB
L3 cache	33 MB vs 19.25 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8175	Intel Xeon Gold 5117
PassMark - Single thread mark		1499
PassMark - CPU mark		26794

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8175	Intel Xeon Gold 5117
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Platinum	Xeon Gold
Launch date	Q2'17	11 July 2017
Place in performance rating	not rated	1072
Processor Number	8175	5117
Series	8000	5100
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	896 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	24	14
Number of threads	48	28
Maximum frequency		2.80 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	119.21 GB/s	107.3 GiB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	FCLGA-3647	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCLGA3647
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)