Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218B

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Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Intel Xeon Gold 5218B

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 was released in Q1/2014.

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.
Intel Xeon E7 (20) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
4 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge EX Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 is 3.00 GHz (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).
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
12 Cores 16
12 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
3.60 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.
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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 --
-- 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 Xeon E7-8857 v2 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 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.
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
1536 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 is 130 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.
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
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-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011 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
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2019
2800 $ Release price --
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