Intel Core i9-11900T vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318S

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Intel Core i9-11900T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
Intel Core i9-11900T Intel Xeon Gold 5318S

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-11900T and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-11900T 8 core processor released in Q1/2021 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 11000 (22) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)
11 Generation 3
Rocket Lake S Architecture Ice Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-10900T Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-12900T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-11900T is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (4.90 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-11900T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
8 Cores 24
16 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
4.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 i9-11900T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
-- 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 UHD Graphics 750 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
12 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 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 UHD Graphics 750 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 Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-11900T, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 187.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-11900T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
128 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 187.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 36.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 64
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-11900T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S is 165 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-11900T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
115 W @ 28 s TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11900T has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5318S is at 36.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i9-11900T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
14 nm Technology 10 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 1200 Socket LGA 4189
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
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2021
439 $ Release price 1667 $
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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 i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1538 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
24C 48T @ 3.40 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 i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1674 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
24C 48T @ 3.40 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 i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7680 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
24C 48T @ 2.80 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 i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2055 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
24C 48T @ 3.40 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 i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
8977 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
24C 48T @ 2.80 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 i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
@ 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 i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
18282 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-11900T Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
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