Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 features 12 processor cores and has the capability to manage 24 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 5118, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5118 is 2.3 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 12
Threads: 24
Cores: 12x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.2 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 768.0 GB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 768.0 GB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 115.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 105 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 105 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 17.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 17.0 MB
Architecture: Skylake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 1250 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
33348
33348
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
32751
32751
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
32538
32538
Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
32399
32399
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
32349
32349

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-12400T
6C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
16570
16570
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
16536
16536
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
16487
16487
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
12C 24T @ 2.6 GHz
16482
16482
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.3 GHz
16467
16467

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.1 GHz
8596
8596
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
8577
8577
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
8568
8568
Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
8559
8559
Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
8550
8550

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 1.5 GHz
6645
6645
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
6637
6637
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
6635
6635
Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
6632
6632
Intel Core i3-13100T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
6604
6604

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3584
3584
Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3584
3584
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
3581
3581
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.2 GHz
3578
3578
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.2 GHz
3578
3578

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-11600K
6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz
1749
1749
Intel Xeon W-2140B
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1745
1745
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1732
1732
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1723
1723
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
1722
1722

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1032
1032

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 1.9 GHz
904
904
Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
904
904
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
904
904
Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
904
904
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 1.9 GHz
904
904

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-6267U
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
140
140
Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
140
140
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
140
140
Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
140
140
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
140
140

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
19.2
19.2
Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
19.1
19.1
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
19.0
19.0
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
19.0
19.0
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
18.9
18.9

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-7260U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Core i7-6600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Core i3-8100T
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.2 GHz
1.6
1.6