Xeon Silver 4114 vs Gold 5118

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5118
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
10.77
+26.7%

Gold 5118 outperforms Silver 4114 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon Silver 4114 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking674839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.1218.55
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Silver
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (6 years ago)11 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$694
Current price$472 (0.4x MSRP)$88 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4114 has 53% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5118.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon Silver 4114 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2420
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache768 KB640 KB
L2 cache12 MB10 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB13.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °C78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon Silver 4114 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon Silver 4114. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon Silver 4114 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon Silver 4114 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 Silver 4114. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon Silver 4114.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 10.77
+26.7%
Xeon Silver 4114 8.50

Gold 5118 outperforms Silver 4114 by 27% based on our aggregate 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
+26.6%
Xeon Silver 4114 13151

Gold 5118 outperforms Silver 4114 by 27% 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 1015
+19.3%
Xeon Silver 4114 851

Gold 5118 outperforms Silver 4114 by 19% 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 6889
+32.5%
Xeon Silver 4114 5201

Gold 5118 outperforms Silver 4114 by 32% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.77 8.50
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 24 20
Cost $1273 $694
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 85 Watt

The Xeon Gold 5118 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4114 in performance tests.


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