Xeon Gold 5318Y vs i5-1034G1

Place in the ranking	1110	253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Architecture codename	Ice Lake U (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	29 May 2019 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1034G1 and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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	8	48
Base clock speed	0.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	87 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1034G1 and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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	no data	2
Socket	no data	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1034G1 and Xeon Gold 5318Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	+	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Status	no data	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-1034G1 and Xeon Gold 5318Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1034G1 and Xeon Gold 5318Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-1034G1 and Xeon Gold 5318Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1034G1 and Xeon Gold 5318Y.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.93	21.80
Recency	29 May 2019	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	8	48
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	165 Watt

i5-1034G1 has 1000% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318Y, on the other hand, has a 267.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5318Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-1034G1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-1034G1 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5318Y is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-1034G1 and Xeon Gold 5318Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.