Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R features 20 processor cores and has the capability to manage 40 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 20
Threads: 40
Cores: 20x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.0 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 5218R 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 27.5 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: 27.5 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: Q1/2020
Release price: 1273 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
25960
25960
Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
25937
25937
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
25922
25922
Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
25910
25910
Intel Core i5-13400F
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
25910
25910

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 1.1 GHz
13738
13738
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.2 GHz
13620
13620
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
13548
13548
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.2 GHz
13547
13547
Intel Core i5-13600
14C 20T @ 2.7 GHz
13534
13534

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1178
1178
Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1178
1178
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
1178
1178
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1178
1178
Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1178
1178

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
28C 56T @ 2.7 GHz
1130
1130
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 2.2 GHz
1129
1129
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
1129
1129
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 2.2 GHz
1129
1129
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1128
1128