A10-9700 vs Xeon Gold 5117

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	756	1802
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.64
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$90

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	28	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	no data
L2 cache	14 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and A10-9700.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	8

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.36	2.32
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

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