Xeon Gold 5317 vs FX-4300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4300
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.88
Xeon Gold 5317
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
17.24
+817%

Xeon Gold 5317 outperforms FX-4300 by a whopping 817% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1988370
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.8710.88
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 configuration12
SocketAM3+FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317.

PCIe versionn/a4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-4300 1.88
Xeon Gold 5317 17.24
+817%

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.

FX-4300 2981
Xeon Gold 5317 27387
+819%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-4300 454
Xeon Gold 5317 1260
+178%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-4300 1104
Xeon Gold 5317 9808
+788%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 17.24
Recency 23 October 2012 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 150 Watt

FX-4300 has 57.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5317, on the other hand, has a 817% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5317 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-4300 in performance tests.

Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5317 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Xeon Gold 5317, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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