Xeon Gold 5318S vs 654

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	129	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.67	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.39	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	2 February 2026 (recently)	6 April 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 654 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-cores	18	no data
Threads	36	48
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	72 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 3 nm	10 nm
Die size	2x 598 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	87 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 654 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	FCLGA4710	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 654 and Xeon Gold 5318S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon 654 and Xeon Gold 5318S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 654 and Xeon Gold 5318S are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 654 and Xeon Gold 5318S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5(6400MT/s)	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	4 TB	6 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 654 and Xeon Gold 5318S.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 February 2026	6 April 2021
Physical cores	18	24
Threads	36	48
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	165 Watt

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