Xeon Gold 5218 vs 658X
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 658X outperforms Xeon Gold 5218 by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 99 | 721 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 25.47 | 3.21 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 6.58 | 4.18 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 February 2026 (recently) | 2 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,699 | $1,273 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon 658X has 693% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5218.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 658X and Xeon Gold 5218 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 24 | no data |
| Threads | 48 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 144 MB (shared) | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 2x 598 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 87 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 75 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 658X and Xeon Gold 5218 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 658X and Xeon Gold 5218. 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 | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon 658X and Xeon Gold 5218 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 658X and Xeon Gold 5218 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 658X and Xeon Gold 5218. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s) | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| 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 658X and Xeon Gold 5218.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 48 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.95 | 12.38 |
| Recency | 2 February 2026 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 16 |
| Threads | 48 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 125 Watt |
Xeon 658X has a 214.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Xeon Gold 5218, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 658X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 in performance tests.
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