Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208

Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1739 vs 1394

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs 11 July 2017
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739 vs 1394

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 18200

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
L1 cache	896 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	14 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 11 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 18200

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5117

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1739

1394

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18200

26721

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon Gold 5117
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739	1394
PassMark - CPU mark	18200	26721

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon Gold 5117
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Silver	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$417
Place in performance rating	1213	1290
Processor Number	4208	5117
Series	4200	5100
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	896 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	107.3 GiB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)