Xeon Silver 4210T vs Gold 5117

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon Silver 4210T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	706	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.81	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$1364	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon Silver 4210T 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	28	20
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	no data
L2 cache	14 MB	no data
L3 cache	19.25 MB	13.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	91 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon Silver 4210T 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon Silver 4210T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon Silver 4210T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon Silver 4210T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon Silver 4210T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon Silver 4210T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	1 January 2020
Physical cores	14	10
Threads	28	20
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt

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