Xeon W-2123 vs Gold 5117

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5117
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
9.99
+86.7%
Xeon W-2123
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
5.35

Xeon Gold 5117 outperforms Xeon W-2123 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2123 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7731168
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.63
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency8.974.20
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2123 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)
Threads288
Base clock speed2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2036
L1 cache896 KB256 KB
L2 cache14 MB4 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2123 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)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2123. 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, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2123 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2123 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 W-2123. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB512 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2123.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 9.99
+86.7%
Xeon W-2123 5.35

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
+86.7%
Xeon W-2123 8472

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.99 5.35
Recency 11 July 2017 29 August 2017
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 8
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Gold 5117 has a 86.7% higher aggregate performance score, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2123, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.

The Xeon Gold 5117 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2123 in performance tests.


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