Xeon 5140 vs 6517P

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	213	3175
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.52	4.27
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.23	0.32
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024−2025)	Woodcrest (2006)
Release date	24 February 2025 (less than a year ago)	June 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,195	$15

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 6517P has 474% better value for money than Xeon 5140.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 6517P and Xeon 5140 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.33 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	72 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	Intel 3 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
VID voltage range	no data	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 6517P and Xeon 5140 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4710	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6517P and Xeon 5140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon 6517P and Xeon 5140 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
SGX	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6517P and Xeon 5140 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6517P and Xeon 5140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5(6400MT/s)	DDR2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
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 Xeon 6517P and Xeon 5140.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	88	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	28.03	0.49
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	2
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	65 Watt

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