Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Celeron N2805

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Intel Xeon Gold 5117 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N2805
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Celeron N2805

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and the Intel Celeron N2805 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5117 14 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Intel Celeron N2805 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
1 Generation 6
Skylake Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5117 is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.80 GHz). The processor can compute 28 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron N2805 clocks with 1.46 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2805
14 Cores 2
28 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.46 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2805
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.67 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.2

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 5117, while the Intel Celeron N2805 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 8.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2805
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1066
768 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
19.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 4
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 5117 has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron N2805 is 4.3 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2805
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4.3 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 2.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 80 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5117 has 19.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron N2805 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2805
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2805 (19%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2805 (2%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
795 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2805 Intel Celeron N2805
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
148 (19%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
8856 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2805 Intel Celeron N2805
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
280 (3%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
15829 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2805 Intel Celeron N2805
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
332 (2%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
122 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2805 Intel Celeron N2805
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
23 (19%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
1858 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2805 Intel Celeron N2805
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
45 (2%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N2805 Intel Celeron N2805
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.67 GHz
43 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Celeron N2805
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