Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 vs Gold 5118

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 5118
10.84
+22.6%

Gold 5118 outperforms E5-1660 v4 by 23% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-1660 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking635771
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money21.591.62
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date11 July 2017 (6 years old)20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$1,113
Current price$277 (0.2x MSRP)$1492 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5118 has 1233% better value for money than Xeon E5-1660 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-1660 v4 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus supportno data5 GT/s
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-1660 v4 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-1660 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-1660 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-1660 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-1660 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-1660 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 10.84
+22.6%
Xeon E5-1660 v4 8.84

Gold 5118 outperforms E5-1660 v4 by 23% 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 Gold 5118 16652
+22.6%
Xeon E5-1660 v4 13577

Gold 5118 outperforms E5-1660 v4 by 23% 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 Gold 5118 733
Xeon E5-1660 v4 1173
+60%

E5-1660 v4 outperforms Gold 5118 by 60% 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 Gold 5118 7812
+16.6%
Xeon E5-1660 v4 6701

Gold 5118 outperforms E5-1660 v4 by 17% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.84 8.84
Recency 11 July 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Cost $1273 $1113
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 140 Watt

The Xeon Gold 5118 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1660 v4 in performance tests.


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