Intel Xeon Gold 5218B vs Intel Core i3-5157U

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Intel Xeon Gold 5218B CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-5157U
Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Intel Core i3-5157U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B and the Intel Core i3-5157U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B 16 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Core i3-5157U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2015.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
2 Generation 5
Cascade Lake Architecture Broadwell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-4158U
-- Successor Intel Core i3-6157U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-5157U clocks with 2.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 5218B Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Graphics 6100
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.2

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 Iris Graphics 6100
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 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B, while the Intel Core i3-5157U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
22.00 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 Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-5157U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 23 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has 22.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-5157U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
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
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
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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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 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
620 (100%)

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 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1398 (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 Xeon Gold 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
793 (100%)

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 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1583 (100%)

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 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (100%)

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 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2599 (100%)

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 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
102 (100%)

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 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
263 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Intel Core i3-5157U
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