Xeon Gold 6403N vs Gold 5117F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon Gold 6403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
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) (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	1 July 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon Gold 6403N 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	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	no data
L2 cache	14 MB	no data
L3 cache	19.25 MB	45 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon Gold 6403N 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	113 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon Gold 6403N. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon Gold 6403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Xeon Gold 6403N 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 Gold 6403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4000
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 Gold 6403N.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	1 July 2023
Physical cores	14	24
Threads	28	48
Power consumption (TDP)	113 Watt	185 Watt

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