Xeon E-2314 vs Gold 5218R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon E-2314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	431	1178
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.15	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	11.79	7.46
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	8 September 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 Xeon E-2314 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	40	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon E-2314 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon E-2314. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon E-2314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon E-2314 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon E-2314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon E-2314.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	44

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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

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Performance score	16.20	5.33
Recency	24 February 2020	8 September 2021
Physical cores	20	4
Threads	40	4
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

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