Xeon Gold 5218 vs E7-8860
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 704 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.41 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E7 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.50 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EX (2011) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 3 April 2011 (14 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,061 | $1,273 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8860 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 17 | 23 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 513 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 87 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8860 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1567,LGA1567 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Xeon Gold 5218. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | 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 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8860 and Xeon Gold 5218 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8860 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 E7-8860 and Xeon Gold 5218. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.113 GB/s | 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 E7-8860 and Xeon Gold 5218.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 April 2011 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 16 |
| Threads | 20 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 125 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5218 has an age advantage of 7 years, 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon E7-8860 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218. We've got no test results to judge.
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