Xeon Gold 5217 vs E5-2690 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 135 Watt
12.24
+26.1%
Xeon Gold 5217
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
9.71

Xeon E5-2690 v4 outperforms Xeon Gold 5217 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5217 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking635792
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.027.54
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.587.99
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090$1,522

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5217 has 150% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2630
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB8 MB
L3 cache35 MB11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature89 °C79 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5217. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5217 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5217 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5217. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5217.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 12.24
+26.1%
Xeon Gold 5217 9.71

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.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 19440
+26%
Xeon Gold 5217 15429

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.24 9.71
Recency 20 June 2016 2 April 2019
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5217, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 17.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2690 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5217 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5217, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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