A8 PRO-7600B vs Xeon Gold 5218

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	661	2195
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.74	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	4.18	1.11
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	2 April 2019 (6 years ago)	31 July 2014 (11 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 A8 PRO-7600B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	22 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and A8 PRO-7600B 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and A8 PRO-7600B. 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	+	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
HSA	-	+
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 A8 PRO-7600B 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 A8 PRO-7600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and A8 PRO-7600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	2
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	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	384
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5218 and A8 PRO-7600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and A8 PRO-7600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and A8 PRO-7600B.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.36	1.70
Recency	2 April 2019	31 July 2014
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

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