5 210H vs Xeon Gold 5118
Aggregate performance score
Core 5 210H outperforms Xeon Gold 5118 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 761 | 728 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.83 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.42 | 23.08 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 18 December 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,273 | $342 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Multiplier | 23 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Iris Xe Graphics 48EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 8 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.38 | 10.90 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 18 December 2024 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5118 has 50% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
5 210H, on the other hand, has a 5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5118 is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 210H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 5 210H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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