Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U vs Xeon Gold 5218

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.63
+27.9%
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.66

Xeon Gold 5218 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking548739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.43no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency10.3167.21
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2319
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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
SocketFCLGA3647FP6
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes488

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 5218 13.63
+27.9%
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 10.66

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.

Xeon Gold 5218 21651
+27.9%
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 16925

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.

Xeon Gold 5218 1157
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1704
+47.3%

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.

Xeon Gold 5218 8111
+30.3%
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6224

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 10.66
Recency 2 April 2019 16 March 2021
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218 has a 27.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5218 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5218 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5218 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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