Xeon Gold 5318H vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
9.57
Xeon Gold 5318H
2021
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
16.67
+74.2%

Xeon Gold 5318H outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 1900X by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking904428
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.55no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency3.244.70
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesIntel
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date31 August 2017 (8 years ago)6 April 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon Gold 5318H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads1636
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Number of transistors9,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon Gold 5318H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4
SocketSP3r2FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon Gold 5318H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon Gold 5318H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon Gold 5318H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon Gold 5318H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size2 TiB1.12 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon Gold 5318H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes6048

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 9.57
Xeon Gold 5318H 16.67
+74.2%

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.

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 16825
Samples: 352
Xeon Gold 5318H 29301
+74.2%
Samples: 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.57 16.67
Recency 31 August 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 8 18
Threads 16 36
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 150 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has 20% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318H, on the other hand, has a 74.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5318H is a server/workstation one.

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