Xeon Gold 5318Y vs Core i9-10940X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10940X and Xeon Gold 5318Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	313	229
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.81	24.49
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	19 October 2019 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$600	$1478

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5318Y has 30% better value for money than i9-10940X.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10940X 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	28	48
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	87 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10940X 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	1	2
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon Gold 5318Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Core i9-10940X and Xeon Gold 5318Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon Gold 5318Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon Gold 5318Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	256 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon Gold 5318Y.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 5318Y outperforms Core i9-10940X by 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.06	21.52
Recency	19 October 2019	6 April 2021
Physical cores	14	24
Threads	28	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm

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