A4-9120C SoC vs Xeon Gold 5218

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	692	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.45	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	4.16	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	2 April 2019 (6 years ago)	7 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,273	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218 and A4-9120C SoC 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	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	160 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	22 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and A4-9120C SoC 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	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and A4-9120C SoC. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
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
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 and A4-9120C SoC 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 5218 and A4-9120C SoC 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 5218 and A4-9120C SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon R4E 3CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and A4-9120C SoC.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	7 January 2019
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	6 Watt

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