Ryzen 7 5700X vs Xeon Gold 5218N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	341
Place by popularity	not in top-100	25
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	48.55
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,375	$299
Current price	$1597 (1.2x MSRP)	$289 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 5700X 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 5700X 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 5700X. 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	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
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	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 5218N and Ryzen 7 5700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 5218N and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	4 April 2022
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Cost	$1375	$299
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt

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