Xeon X5460 vs Gold 5218

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.48
+737%
Xeon X5460
2007
4 cores / 4 threads, 120 Watt
1.61

Xeon Gold 5218 outperforms Xeon X5460 by a whopping 737% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6152228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.950.08
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.401.29
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Harpertown (2007−2008)
Release date2 April 2019 (6 years ago)11 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$1,172

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5218 has 16088% better value for money than Xeon X5460.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon X5460 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads324
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz0.17 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB6 MB (per die)
L3 cache22 MB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 107 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistorsno data820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon X5460 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon X5460. 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 X5460 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 X5460 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 X5460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
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 dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon X5460.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

Xeon Gold 5218 13.48
+737%
Xeon X5460 1.61

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 5218 21671
+739%
Xeon X5460 2582

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
+182%
Xeon X5460 411

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
+590%
Xeon X5460 1175

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.48 1.61
Recency 2 April 2019 11 November 2007
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218 has a 737.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon X5460, on the other hand, has 4.2% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X5460 in performance tests.

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