Xeon Gold 5117F vs EPYC 7371
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 290 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.42 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 9.17 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 13 November 2018 (6 years ago) | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,550 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 28 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Multiplier | 31 | 20 |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 896 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 14 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 19.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 19200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | TR4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 113 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 170.671 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 November 2018 | 11 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 14 |
| Threads | 32 | 28 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 113 Watt |
EPYC 7371 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads.
Xeon Gold 5117F, on the other hand, has 77% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7371 and Xeon Gold 5117F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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