Xeon E-2378 vs Gold 5317

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon E-2378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	324	651
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.01	34.30
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	8 September 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$870	$473

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2378 has 7% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5317.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon E-2378 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon E-2378 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon E-2378. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon E-2378 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon E-2378.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Gold 5317 outperforms E-2378 by 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.71	11.23
Recency	6 April 2021	8 September 2021
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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