Xeon Gold 5317 vs E5-2450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2450
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
4.92
Xeon Gold 5317
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
17.90
+264%

Xeon Gold 5317 outperforms Xeon E5-2450 by a whopping 264% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2450 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1252363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.78no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.7210.88
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$500no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2450 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size294 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2450 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA1356FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2450 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size384 GB6 TB
Max memory channels38
Maximum memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Xeon Gold 5317.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2464

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 E5-2450 4.92
Xeon Gold 5317 17.90
+264%

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 E5-2450 7534
Xeon Gold 5317 27387
+264%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.92 17.90
Recency 14 May 2012 6 April 2021
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E5-2450 has 57.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5317, on the other hand, has a 263.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5317 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2450 in performance tests.


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