Xeon Gold 5318S vs Celeron N4100

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2017	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake (2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$269 (2.5x MSRP)	$3998

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S 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	1.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	87 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S 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	FCBGA1090	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	8 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Xeon Gold 5318S.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	64
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 December 2017	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	165 Watt

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