Ryzen 7 5700X vs Xeon Gold 5118

Place in the ranking	747	395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	26
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.16	41.24
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	9.43	24.43
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,273	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5700X has 699% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5118.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm²
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Ryzen 7 5700X. 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	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Ryzen 7 5700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Ryzen 7 5700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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 Gold 5118 10.46

Ryzen 7 5700X 16.78
+60.4%

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.

Xeon Gold 5118 16620

Ryzen 7 5700X 26648
+60.3%

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.

Xeon Gold 5118 991

Ryzen 7 5700X 2146
+117%

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.

Xeon Gold 5118 6790

Ryzen 7 5700X 9722
+43.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.46	16.78
Recency	11 July 2017	4 April 2022
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5118 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5700X, on the other hand, has a 60.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5118 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5118 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5118 and Ryzen 7 5700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.