Xeon E5440 vs Gold 5218

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.63
+815%

Xeon Gold 5218 outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5402142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.70no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.321.76
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 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 Xeon E5440 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)no data
Threads32no data
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache16 MBno data
L3 cache22 MB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5440 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5440.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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
+815%
Xeon E5440 1.49

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
+812%
Xeon E5440 2374

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
+215%
Xeon E5440 367

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
+688%
Xeon E5440 1029

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 1.49
Recency 2 April 2019 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218 has a 814.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5440, on the other hand, has 56.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5218 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.


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