Intel Xeon Gold 5317 vs Intel Atom Z3740D

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Intel Xeon Gold 5317 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3740D
Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Intel Atom Z3740D

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5317 or Intel Atom Z3740D - 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 Intel Xeon Gold 5317 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5317 was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Atom Z3740D has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3740D was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
3 Generation 4
Ice Lake Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5317 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Atom Z3740D has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.33 GHz (1.83 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3740D
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.33 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.83 GHz
3.40 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 5317 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3740D
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.69 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

The Intel Xeon Gold 5317 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3740D can connect up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3740D
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3L-1333
6144 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
187.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
64 PCIe lanes --
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 5317 has a TDP of 150 W, that of the Intel Atom Z3740D is 4 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3740D
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5317 has a 18.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom Z3740D cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3740D
10 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 4189 Socket BGA 592
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2021 Release date Q3/2013
950 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5317 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3740D (15%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5317 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3740D (4%)

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 5317 Intel Xeon Gold 5317
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
1268 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3740D Intel Atom Z3740D
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
184 (15%)

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 5317 Intel Xeon Gold 5317
12C 24T @ 3.40 GHz
13054 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3740D Intel Atom Z3740D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
633 (5%)

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 5317 Intel Xeon Gold 5317
12C 24T @ 3.40 GHz
27414 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3740D Intel Atom Z3740D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
614 (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 5317 Intel Xeon Gold 5317
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z3740D Intel Atom Z3740D
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.69 GHz
44 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Intel Atom Z3740D
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