Xeon Gold 5218R vs D-1581

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1581 and Xeon Gold 5218R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	831	397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	19.44
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	24 February 2016 (8 years ago)	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,273
Current price	$728	$1045 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5218R has 612% better value for money than Xeon D-1581.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1581 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	32	40
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.25 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1581 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1581 and Xeon Gold 5218R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	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	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon D-1581 and Xeon Gold 5218R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1581 and Xeon Gold 5218R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1581 and Xeon Gold 5218R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1581 and Xeon Gold 5218R.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	48
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

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.

Gold 5218R outperforms D-1581 by 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.59	16.00
Recency	24 February 2016	24 February 2020
Physical cores	16	20
Threads	32	40
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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