Intel Xeon Gold 5418N vs Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

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Intel Xeon Gold 5418N CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Intel Xeon Gold 5418N Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5418N and the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5418N 24 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
4 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Meteor Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5418N is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U clocks with 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 5418N Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
24 Cores 12
48 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz) A-Core 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 1.10 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

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 5418N Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
-- AI hardware Intel AI engine
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

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 Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 64
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.2

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 Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
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
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4096 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 5418N, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 5418N Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
4096 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
256.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
45.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
80 PCIe lanes 20
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 5418N has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 5418N Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5418N has 45.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 5 135U is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 5418N Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
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 4677 Socket BGA 2049
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2023
1664 $ 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 5418N Intel Xeon Gold 5418N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.90 GHz
1885 (100%)

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