Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs Gold 5218

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 5218
14.31

Gold 5218R outperforms Gold 5218 by 13% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking445367
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.8614.33
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (4 years old)24 February 2020 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$1,273
Current price$1468 (1.2x MSRP)$1407 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5218R has 45% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5218.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads3240
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache1 MB1.25 MB
L2 cache16 MB20 MB
L3 cache22 MB27.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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 Gold 5218R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 14.31
Xeon Gold 5218R 16.11
+12.6%

Gold 5218R outperforms Gold 5218 by 13% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 5218 21986
Xeon Gold 5218R 24742
+12.5%

Gold 5218R outperforms Gold 5218 by 13% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 5218 1172
Xeon Gold 5218R 1313
+12%

Gold 5218R outperforms Gold 5218 by 12% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 5218 8107
Xeon Gold 5218R 8423
+3.9%

Gold 5218R outperforms Gold 5218 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.31 16.11
Recency 2 April 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 16 20
Threads 32 40

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


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