Xeon D-2799 vs Gold 5318Y
Aggregated performance score
D-2799 outperforms Gold 5318Y by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 221 | 215 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 16.71 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | no data |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 1 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $2141 | no data |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | 30 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 87 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 87 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | FCBGA2579 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 129 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799. 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® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 4 |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 32 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | 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.
D-2799 outperforms Gold 5318Y by 1% based on our aggregated 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%
D-2799 outperforms Gold 5318Y by 2% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 21.53 | 21.85 |
| Recency | 6 April 2021 | 1 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 20 |
| Threads | 48 | 40 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 129 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5318Y and Xeon D-2799. The differences in performance seem too small.
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