Xeon Gold 5117F vs E5-2687W v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 5117F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	689	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.44	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	6.61	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,141	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2687W v4 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	24	28
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	20
L1 cache	no data	896 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2687W v4 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	FCLGA2011	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	113 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 5117F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 5117F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 5117F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 5117F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 5117F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	11 July 2017
Physical cores	12	14
Threads	24	28
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	113 Watt

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