Xeon Gold 5317 vs W-2265

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2265
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 165 Watt
16.21
Xeon Gold 5317
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
17.24
+6.4%

Xeon Gold 5317 outperforms Xeon W-2265 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking414370
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency9.3010.88
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2424
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 W-2265 16.21
Xeon Gold 5317 17.24
+6.4%

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 W-2265 25742
Xeon Gold 5317 27387
+6.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W-2265 1497
+18.8%
Xeon Gold 5317 1260

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W-2265 9914
+1.1%
Xeon Gold 5317 9808

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.21 17.24
Recency 1 October 2019 6 April 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Gold 5317 has a 6.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-2265 and Xeon Gold 5317.


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