Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Gold 5317

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5317
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
17.24
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
28.97
+68%

Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms Xeon Gold 5317 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking365154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.09
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency10.8814.06
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2432
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °C82 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5317 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size6 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
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 5317 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes6480

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 5317 17.24
Xeon Gold 6526Y 28.97
+68%

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 5317 27387
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025
+68.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.24 28.97
Recency 6 April 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 24 32
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon Gold 5317 has 30% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has a 68% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5317 in performance tests.


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