Xeon Gold 5217 vs E5-2697 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697 v2
2013
12 cores / 24 threads, 130 Watt
8.99
Xeon Gold 5217
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
9.71
+8%

Xeon Gold 5217 outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v2 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 5217 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking856792
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.967.55
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency6.558.00
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723$1,522

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5217 has 285% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v2 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)11 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature86 °C79 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v2 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 configuration24 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 5217. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
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 E5-2697 v2 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 E5-2697 v2 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 E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 5217. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 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 E5-2697 v2 8.99
Xeon Gold 5217 9.71
+8%

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 E5-2697 v2 14280
Xeon Gold 5217 15429
+8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.99 9.71
Recency 1 September 2013 2 April 2019
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5217, on the other hand, has a 8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 13% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 5217.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 5217, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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