Xeon E5-2418L: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 2.28% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Intel started Xeon E5-2418L sales 14 May 2012. This is a Sandy Bridge-EN architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2100 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 1356 processor with a TDP of 50 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
General info
Xeon E5-2418L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1704 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 0.87 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) | |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (11 years ago) | |
| Current price | $127 | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 8 | |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 10240 KB (shared) | of 786432 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 294 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2418L compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | 2 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | 1356 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2418L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2418L's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E5-2418L. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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