Intel Core i3-7350K vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i3-7350K		Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-7350K and the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i3-7350K 2 core processor released in Q1/2017 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 7000 (17)	CPU group	Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
7	Generation	2
Kaby Lake S	Architecture	Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i3-8350K	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-7350K is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N clocks with 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i3-7350K	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
2	Cores	16
4	Threads	32
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
4.20 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.50 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.
Intel Core i3-7350K	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel HD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel HD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-7350K, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i3-7350K	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
DDR4-2400, DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-2666
64 GB	Max. Memory	1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	6 (Hexa Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	128.1 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	22.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	48
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	47.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-7350K has a TDP of 60 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N is 110 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i3-7350K	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
60 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	110 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-7350K has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N is at 22.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Core i3-7350K	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1151	Socket	LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017	Release date	Q2/2019
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-7350K (100%)

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N (91%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-7350K (20%)

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1176 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	1014 (86%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	2557 (20%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	12732 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1298 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	1232 (95%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1251 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	3136 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	2740 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-7350K Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	4946 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	181 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	458 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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Intel Core i3-7350K vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details