Xeon Gold 5118 vs Platinum 8168

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 5118 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	221	646
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	38.62	21.33
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	25 April 2017 (6 years old)	11 July 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,890	$1,273
Current price	$435 (0.1x MSRP)	$277 (0.2x MSRP)

Xeon Platinum 8168 has 81% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5118.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 5118 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	24
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	16.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 5118 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 5118. 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, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 5118 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 5118 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 5118. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 5118.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

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.

Platinum 8168 outperforms Gold 5118 by 97% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	21.42	10.87
Recency	25 April 2017	11 July 2017
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	24
Cost	$5890	$1273
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	105 Watt

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