300 vs Xeon Gold 5218

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218 and 300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	478	1225
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.23	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,273	no data
Current price	$1412 (1.1x MSRP)	$90

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218 and 300 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	22 MB	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and 300 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and 300. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 and 300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and 300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and 300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5218 and 300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and 300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and 300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and 300.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 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.

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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 5218 outperforms 300 by 207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.21	4.63
Recency	2 April 2019	1 January 2024
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	4

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