Xeon Gold 5217 vs i9-9900X
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-9900X outperforms Xeon Gold 5217 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-9900X and Xeon Gold 5217 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 570 | 832 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.84 | 7.17 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i9 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 7.81 | 7.97 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 19 October 2018 (6 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $989 | $1,522 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 5217 has 48% better value for money than i9-9900X.
Detailed specifications
Core i9-9900X and Xeon Gold 5217 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 35 | 30 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB (shared) | 11 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 92 °C | 79 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-9900X and Xeon Gold 5217 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900X and Xeon Gold 5217. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i9-9900X and Xeon Gold 5217 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900X and Xeon Gold 5217 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900X and Xeon Gold 5217. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900X and Xeon Gold 5217.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 44 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.54 | 9.63 |
| Recency | 19 October 2018 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 115 Watt |
i9-9900X has a 40.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.
Xeon Gold 5217, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 43.5% lower power consumption.
The Core i9-9900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5217 in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-9900X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5217 is a server/workstation one.
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