E2-3200 vs Xeon Gold 5117
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5117 outperforms E2-3200 by a whopping 1538% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 773 | 2783 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.97 | 0.88 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 September 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 28 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 896 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 14 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Radeon HD 6370D |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.99 | 0.61 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 7 September 2011 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 2 |
| Threads | 28 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5117 has a 1537.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
E2-3200, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 5117 is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-3200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5117 is a server/workstation processor while E2-3200 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5117 and E2-3200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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