Intel Xeon W-2135 vs Gold 5117

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 5117
10.30
+9.6%

Gold 5117 outperforms W-2135 by 10% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2135 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking667727
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.069.88
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon W
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (6 years old)29 August 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$835
Current price$1364 $515 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2135 has 143% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5117.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2135 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 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache896 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache14 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2135 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2135. 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 Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2135 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2135 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-2135. 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/s85.3 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2135.

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 10.30
+9.6%
Xeon W-2135 9.40

Gold 5117 outperforms W-2135 by 10% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 5117 15816
+9.5%
Xeon W-2135 14439

Gold 5117 outperforms W-2135 by 10% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.30 9.40
Recency 11 July 2017 29 August 2017
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 140 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5117 and Xeon W-2135. The differences in performance seem too small.


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