Intel Xeon Gold 5318N vs Intel Core i5-14500HX

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Intel Xeon Gold 5318N CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-14500HX
Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Intel Core i5-14500HX

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5318N and the Intel Core i5-14500HX and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5318N 24 core processor released in Q2/2021 with the Intel Core i5-14500HX which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2024.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group Intel Core i 14000H (5)
3 Generation 14
Ice Lake Architecture Raptor Lake H Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-13500HX
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318N is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-14500HX clocks with 2.60 GHz (4.90 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Characteristic Intel Core i5-14500HX
24 Cores 14
48 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) A-Core 2.60 GHz (4.90 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 5318N Characteristic Intel Core i5-14500HX
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.55 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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 UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
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 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 5318N, while the Intel Core i5-14500HX supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Characteristic Intel Core i5-14500HX
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
6144 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
64 PCIe lanes 20
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318N has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-14500HX is 55 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Characteristic Intel Core i5-14500HX
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) 157 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 45 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318N has 36.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-14500HX is at 24.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Characteristic Intel Core i5-14500HX
10 nm Technology 10 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, AVX2+
LGA 4189 Socket BGA 1964
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q1/2024
1375 $ Release price --
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
108 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
905 (100%)

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 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
1818 (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 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
13944 (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 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2455 (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 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
13150 (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 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Intel Core i5-14500HX
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