Xeon w3-2425 vs Gold 5217

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5217
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
9.75
Xeon w3-2425
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
11.79
+20.9%

Xeon w3-2425 outperforms Xeon Gold 5217 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking785656
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.7148.72
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency7.998.55
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,522$529

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w3-2425 has 532% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5217.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache512 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB15 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size1 TB2 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 Gold 5217 9.75
Xeon w3-2425 11.79
+20.9%

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 Gold 5217 15429
Xeon w3-2425 18655
+20.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.75 11.79
Recency 2 April 2019 15 February 2023
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon Gold 5217 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 13% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2425, on the other hand, has a 20.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Xeon w3-2425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5217 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon w3-2425, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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