Intel Xeon Gold 5318S vs AMD A4-1200

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Intel Xeon Gold 5318S CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-1200
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S AMD A4-1200

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5318S or AMD A4-1200 - 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 5318S has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S was released in Q2/2021.

The AMD A4-1200 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 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-1200 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group AMD A4-1000 (3)
3 Generation 7
Ice Lake Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S is 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the AMD A4-1200 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-1200 is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Characteristic AMD A4-1200
24 Cores 2
48 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 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 5318S Characteristic AMD A4-1200
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S or AMD A4-1200 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 8180
GPU frequency 0.23 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 128
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 AMD Radeon HD 8180
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 5318S can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 187.6 GB/s. The AMD A4-1200 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Characteristic AMD A4-1200
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3L-1066
6144 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
187.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
64 PCIe lanes --
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S is 165 W, while the AMD A4-1200 has a TDP of 3.9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Characteristic AMD A4-1200
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3.9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S is manufactured in 10 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-1200 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Characteristic AMD A4-1200
10 nm Technology 28 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 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 4189 Socket FT3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2013
1667 $ 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 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz
58 (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 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
652 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5318S AMD A4-1200
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