AMD EPYC 9135 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218B

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AMD EPYC 9135 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
AMD EPYC 9135 Intel Xeon Gold 5218B

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9135 or Intel Xeon Gold 5218B - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 9135 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9135 was released in Q4/2024.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B was released in Q2/2019.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD EPYC 9005 (21) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
5 Generation 2
Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c) Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9135 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9135 is 3.60 GHz while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B is at 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz).
AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16 Cores 16
32 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
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Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 9135 or Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
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Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
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Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 9135 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 480.0 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.
AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
DDR5-6000 Memory DDR4-2666
6144 GB Max. Memory
12 Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
480.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
128 PCIe lanes 48
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9135 is 200 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
200 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
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100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9135 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.
AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
SP5 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2024 Release date Q2/2019
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