Intel Xeon Gold 5118 vs E5-2690 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v4
12.79
+18%

E5-2690 v4 outperforms Gold 5118 by 18% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5118 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking526635
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money12.3221.59
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)11 July 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090$1,273
Current price$394 (0.2x MSRP)$277 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5118 has 75% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5118 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB12 MB
L3 cache35 MB16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature89 °C81 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5118 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 configuration24 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5118. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5118 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5118 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5118. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1.5 TB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Gold 5118.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 12.79
+18%
Xeon Gold 5118 10.84

E5-2690 v4 outperforms Gold 5118 by 18% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

Xeon E5-2690 v4 19642
+18%
Xeon Gold 5118 16652

E5-2690 v4 outperforms Gold 5118 by 18% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2690 v4 1059
+44.5%
Xeon Gold 5118 733

E5-2690 v4 outperforms Gold 5118 by 44% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2690 v4 7562
Xeon Gold 5118 7812
+3.3%

Gold 5118 outperforms E5-2690 v4 by 3% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 12.79 10.84
Recency 20 June 2016 11 July 2017
Physical cores 14 12
Threads 28 24
Cost $2090 $1273
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 105 Watt

The Xeon E5-2690 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5118 in performance tests.


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