Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

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Intel Xeon Gold 5218N CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N or AMD Ryzen 3 3350U - 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 5218N has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD Ryzen 3 3350U has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 3350U was released in Q1/2019.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group AMD Ryzen 3000U (10)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N is 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U is at 2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
16 Cores 4
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.10 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 5218N Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N or AMD Ryzen 3 3350U 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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency 1.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 3 3350U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2400
1024 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
22.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 12
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N is 110 W, while the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
110 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 35 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N is manufactured in 14 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 3 3350U is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
14 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 3647 Socket FP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2019
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U (78%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U (21%)

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 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1014 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
773 (76%)

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 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
12732 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
2645 (21%)

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 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1232 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
971 (79%)

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 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
2688 (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 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
922 (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 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
5894 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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