Celeron N6211 vs Xeon Gold 5217
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5217 outperforms Celeron N6211 by a whopping 588% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5217 and Celeron N6211 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 785 | 2197 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.73 | 3.33 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Elkhart Lake |
| Power efficiency | 8.00 | 20.58 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Elkhart Lake (2022) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 17 July 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,522 | $54 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 5217 has 132% better value for money than Celeron N6211.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5217 and Celeron N6211 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 70 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5217 and Celeron N6211 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 | BGA1493 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 6.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Celeron N6211. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5217 and Celeron N6211 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Celeron N6211 are enumerated here.
| 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 5217 and Celeron N6211. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2667 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Celeron N6211.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.90 | 1.44 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 17 July 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5217 has a 587.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
Celeron N6211, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 1816.7% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 5217 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N6211 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5217 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N6211 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5217 and Celeron N6211, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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