Xeon Gold 5318S vs M3-8100Y

Primary details

Comparing M3-8100Y and Xeon Gold 5318S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core M3	no data
Architecture codename	Amber Lake (2018−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	28 August 2018 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data
Current price	$455 (1.6x MSRP)	$3998

Detailed specifications

M3-8100Y 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	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	87 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on M3-8100Y 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	no data	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3-8100Y and Xeon Gold 5318S. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

M3-8100Y and Xeon Gold 5318S 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 M3-8100Y and Xeon Gold 5318S are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3-8100Y and Xeon Gold 5318S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	16 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 615

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3-8100Y and Xeon Gold 5318S.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	10	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 August 2018	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	165 Watt

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