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 E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
33900
33900
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
10C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
33900
33900
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 Xeon E-2336
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
16686
16686
Intel Core i5-12400T
6C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
16570
16570
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
16487
16487
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.3 GHz
16467
16467
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
16458
16458

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 Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
3600
3600
Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
3589
3589
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 Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.1 GHz
1752
1752
Intel Xeon W-2140B
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1745
1745
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1732
1732
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
1722
1722

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
1033
1033
Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
1031
1031

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
905
905
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 1.9 GHz
904
904
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
904
904
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 1.9 GHz
904
904
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
903
903

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
142
142
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
140
140
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
140
140
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
140
140
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 1.9 GHz
139
139

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

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
19.6
19.6
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 Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
18.9
18.9
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
18.9
18.9

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

Intel Core i7-6600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.2 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.2 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 1.9 GHz
1.6
1.6