Intel Xeon Gold 5118 vs Intel Core i5-4210Y

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Intel Xeon Gold 5118 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4210Y
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Core i5-4210Y

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5118 or Intel Core i5-4210Y - 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 Gold 5118 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i5-4210Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4210Y was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Intel Core i 4000Y (11)
1 Generation 4
Skylake Architecture Haswell Y
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz). The Intel Core i5-4210Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (1.90 GHz).
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210Y
12 Cores 2
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.90 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.90 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 Gold 5118 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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 Intel HD Graphics 4200
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4210Y can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210Y
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1600
768 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
17.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 12
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 has a TDP of 105 W, that of the Intel Core i5-4210Y is 11.5 W.
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210Y
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 6 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 has a 17.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-4210Y cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4210Y
14 nm Technology 22 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
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1168
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
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2013
1250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y (54%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y (11%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
904 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
484 (54%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
8568 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
937 (11%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
1032 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
574 (56%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
6635 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1005 (15%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
16487 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1570 (10%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
140 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
73 (52%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
1732 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
162 (9%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
2026.9 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Core i5-4210Y
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