AMD GX-217GI vs Intel Xeon Gold 5215M

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AMD GX-217GI CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
AMD GX-217GI Intel Xeon Gold 5215M

CPU comparison

AMD GX-217GI or Intel Xeon Gold 5215M - 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 Gold 5215M has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5215M was released in Q2/2019.
AMD G (38) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD G-Series 3rd Gen (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
3 Generation 2
Prairie Falcon Excavator+ Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

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 Gold 5215M has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5215M is at 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz).
AMD GX-217GI Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
2 Cores 10
2 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 Gold 5215M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD GX-217GI or Intel Xeon Gold 5215M 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 Gold 5215M supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.
AMD GX-217GI Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
DDR4-1600, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 13.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 48
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD GX-217GI is 12 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5215M has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD GX-217GI Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
12 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 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 Gold 5215M is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 13.75 MB cache.
AMD GX-217GI Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
28 nm Technology 14 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, AVX2, AVX-512
FP4 Socket LGA 3647
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 Q2/2019
-- Release price 4224 $
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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 GX-217GI
AMD Radeon R6E @ 0.76 GHz
582 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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