Intel Xeon W-1270E vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318H

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Intel Xeon W-1270E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
Intel Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon Gold 5318H

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-1270E 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 W-1270E has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1270E was released in Q2/2020.

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 W (83) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (6)
10 Generation 3
Comet Lake W Architecture Cooper Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1270E is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H has 18 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
8 Cores 18
16 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
4.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
4.20 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 W-1270E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-1270E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H can connect up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 1146 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
16.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 24.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon W-1270E has a TDP of 80 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is 150 W.

Intel Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1270E has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H cache has a total of 24.75 MB.

Intel Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1200 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
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2020
367 $ 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 W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1341 (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 W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
8559 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
@ 0.00 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 W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
18639 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
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