Celeron N4505 vs Xeon Gold 5218R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	446	2202
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.30	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	11.80	13.54
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,273	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	40	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	no data
L2 cache	20 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505. 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	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	16 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	8
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	14
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

---

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	15.58	1.43
Recency	24 February 2020	11 January 2021
Physical cores	20	2
Threads	40	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	10 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5218R and Celeron N4505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---