Ryzen Embedded 8640U vs Xeon Gold 5117

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen Embedded 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking773not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency8.98no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen Embedded 8640U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache896 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache14 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen Embedded 8640U 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
SocketFCLGA3647FP8
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen Embedded 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen Embedded 8640U 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 Embedded 8640U 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 Embedded 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen Embedded 8640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 2 April 2024
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Gold 5117 has 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

Ryzen Embedded 8640U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5117 and Ryzen Embedded 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5117 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Embedded 8640U is a notebook one.


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