Intel Core i9-10900X vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318H

Last updated: 2023-05-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-10900X		Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-10900X or Intel Xeon Gold 5318H - 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 Intel Core i9-10900X has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900X was released in Q4/2019. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H was released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 10000X (4)	CPU group	Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (6)
10	Generation	3
Cascade Lake	Architecture	Cooper Lake
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-9900X	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-10900X has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10900X is 3.70 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H has 18 CPU cores and 36 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is at 2.50 GHz (3.80 GHz).
Intel Core i9-10900X	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
10	Cores	18
20	Threads	36
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.70 GHz	Frequency	2.50 GHz
4.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.80 GHz
4.50 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 i9-10900X	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i9-10900X or Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 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	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	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.
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 Intel Core i9-10900X can use up to 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 93.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H supports up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.
Intel Core i9-10900X	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR4-2666
256 GB	Max. Memory	1146 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	6 (Hexa Channel)
93.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	128.1 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
19.25 MB	L3 Cache	24.75 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
48	PCIe lanes	48
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	47.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-10900X is 165 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i9-10900X	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
165 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	150 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
94 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i9-10900X is manufactured in 14 nm and has 19.25 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache.
Intel Core i9-10900X	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
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, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2066	Socket	P+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2019	Release date	Q2/2020
590 $	Release price	--

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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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1143 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 3.80 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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	14301 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1171 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	10651 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1445 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 3.80 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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	8727 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 2.50 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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	22510 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	135.4 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz	5948 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	198 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 3.80 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 i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	2358 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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