Xeon W-3345 vs Gold 5117F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon W-3345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	29 July 2021 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon W-3345 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	28	48
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon W-3345 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	113 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon W-3345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
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 5117F and Xeon W-3345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon W-3345 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon W-3345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon W-3345.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	29 July 2021
Physical cores	14	24
Threads	28	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	113 Watt	250 Watt

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