Xeon Gold 5418Y vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5418Y outperforms Athlon Gold PRO 3150G by a whopping 527% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1455 | 209 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 18.25 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.76 | 6.09 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 21 July 2020 (5 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,493 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 45 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,940 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Xeon Gold 5418Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Xeon Gold 5418Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Xeon Gold 5418Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Xeon Gold 5418Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Xeon Gold 5418Y.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.25 | 26.66 |
| Recency | 21 July 2020 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 185 Watt |
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G has 184.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5418Y, on the other hand, has a 527.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G in performance tests.
Note that Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5418Y is a server/workstation one.
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