Celeron N4100 vs Xeon Gold 5117

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5117
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
9.96
+543%
Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.55

Xeon Gold 5117 outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 543% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7732120
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Celeron
Power efficiency8.9824.45
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads284
Base clock speed2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Multiplier2011
L1 cache896 KB256 KB
L2 cache14 MB4 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB8 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes486
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 Gold 5117 9.96
+543%
Celeron N4100 1.55

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 Gold 5117 15816
+544%
Celeron N4100 2457

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.96 1.55
Recency 11 July 2017 11 December 2017
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 4
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon Gold 5117 has a 542.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

Celeron N4100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 1650% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5117 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5117 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5117 and Celeron N4100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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