AMD GX-217GI vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD GX-217GI		Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU comparison AMD GX-217GI or Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD GX-217GI has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD GX-217GI was released in Q2/2016. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

AMD G (38)	Family	Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD G-Series 3rd Gen (5)	CPU group	Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
3	Generation	4
Prairie Falcon Excavator+	Architecture	Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD GX-217GI has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-217GI is 1.70 GHz (2.00 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is at 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz).
AMD GX-217GI	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
2	Cores	12
2	Threads	24
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.70 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
2.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.10 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD GX-217GI	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD GX-217GI or Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon R6E	GPU	no iGPU
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.76 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
0	GPU Generation	--
28 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
6	Compute units	--
384	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R6E	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD GX-217GI can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 59.7 GB/s.
AMD GX-217GI	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
DDR4-1600, DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR3-1866
	Max. Memory	768 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	30.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
8	PCIe lanes	40
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD GX-217GI is 12 W, while the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD GX-217GI	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	130 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
15 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD GX-217GI is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 30.00 MB cache.
AMD GX-217GI	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP4	Socket	LGA 2011
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q3/2013
--	Release price	1975 $

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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	651 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	8249 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	762 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	7782 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	702 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	5167 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD GX-217GI AMD Radeon R6E @ 0.76 GHz	582 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	17198 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	4519 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	98 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	1557 (100%)

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