Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs AMD Z-01

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Intel Xeon Gold 5218T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Z-01
Intel Xeon Gold 5218T AMD Z-01

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T or AMD Z-01 - 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 5218T has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD Z-01 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Z-01 was released in Q2/2011.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD C (6)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group AMD C (6)
2 Generation 1
Cascade Lake Architecture Ontario (Bobcat)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is 2.10 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the AMD Z-01 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Z-01 is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic AMD Z-01
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic AMD Z-01
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T or AMD Z-01 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 HD 6250
GPU frequency 0.28 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 40 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

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 HD 6250
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD Z-01 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.5 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic AMD Z-01
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1066
1024 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.5 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
22.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is 105 W, while the AMD Z-01 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic AMD Z-01
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The AMD Z-01 is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic AMD Z-01
14 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 413
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2011
1349 $ Release price --
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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 5218T Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (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 5218T Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz
21452 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T AMD Z-01
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