Xeon Gold 5218N vs Platinum 8260

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Gold 5218N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	266	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.71	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,702	$1,375
Current price	$4587 (1x MSRP)	$1597 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Gold 5218N 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	48	32
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB (shared)	22 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Gold 5218N 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)	165 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Gold 5218N. 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	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Gold 5218N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Gold 5218N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Gold 5218N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Gold 5218N.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	16
Threads	48	32
Cost	$4702	$1375
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	110 Watt

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