Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318H

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Intel Xeon Silver 4310 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Intel Xeon Gold 5318H

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 or Intel Xeon Gold 5318H - 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 Silver 4310 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4310 was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Xeon Silver 4300 (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (6)
3 Generation 3
Ice Lake Architecture Cooper Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4310 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4310 is 2.10 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H has 18 CPU cores and 36 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is at 2.50 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
12 Cores 18
24 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 Silver 4310 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Silver 4310 or Intel Xeon Gold 5318H 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 no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Silver 4310 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 170.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H supports up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2666
6144 GB Max. Memory 1146 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
170.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache 24.75 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 48
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Silver 4310 is 120 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4310 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 4189 Socket P+
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, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2020
536 $ Release price --
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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 Silver 4310 Intel Xeon Silver 4310
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
1182 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
18C 36T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Silver 4310 Intel Xeon Silver 4310
12C 24T @ 2.10 GHz
11658 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Silver 4310 Intel Xeon Silver 4310
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
1533 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
18C 36T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Silver 4310 Intel Xeon Silver 4310
12C 24T @ 2.10 GHz
22967 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
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