Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 features 16 processor cores and has the capability to manage 32 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 5218, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 is 2.3 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 16
Threads: 32
Cores: 16x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.9 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 128.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 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): 125 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 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 22.0 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: 22.0 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
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: Q2/2019
Release price: 1275 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
22830
22830
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
22830
22830
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
22369
22369
Intel Xeon Gold 6136
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
22355
22355
Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
22217
22217

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
12732
12732
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
12633
12633
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
12543
12543
Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
12465
12465
Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
12465
12465

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
8911
8911
Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
8864
8864
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
8856
8856
Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
8820
8820
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
8816
8816

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
1309
1309
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1308
1308
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
1308
1308
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1308
1308
Intel Core i7-6850K
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1302
1302

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
1043
1043
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1041
1041
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
1041
1041
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1041
1041
Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1036
1036