Ryzen 5 2400GE vs Xeon Gold 5117
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5117 outperforms Ryzen 5 2400GE by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen 5 2400GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 773 | 1265 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 8.98 | 12.74 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 19 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen 5 2400GE 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | 32 |
| L1 cache | 896 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 14 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 210 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen 5 2400GE 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen 5 2400GE. 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 | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| 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 |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen 5 2400GE 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 Ryzen 5 2400GE 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 Ryzen 5 2400GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen 5 2400GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 12 |
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 | 9.96 | 4.71 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 19 April 2018 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 4 |
| Threads | 28 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5117 has a 111.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.
Ryzen 5 2400GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 5117 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2400GE in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5117 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2400GE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen 5 2400GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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