Xeon w7-2595X vs Gold 5118

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking747not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.13no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.42no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$2,039

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X 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)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads2452
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB48.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X 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 w7-2595X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size768 GB2 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 24 August 2024
Physical cores 12 26
Threads 24 52
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Gold 5118 has 138.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon w7-2595X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 116.7% more physical cores and 116.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon w7-2595X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Xeon Gold 5118
Intel Xeon w7-2595X
Xeon w7-2595X

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


2.4 5 votes

Rate Xeon Gold 5118 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 9 votes

Rate Xeon w7-2595X on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon Gold 5118 or Xeon w7-2595X, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.