Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 is a 16 core processor. It can handle 32 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2019. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 is based on the 2. generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 3647. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 scores 1,041 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 12,543 points.
Intel Xeon Gold 5218

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218.

Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Family: Intel Xeon Gold (148)
CPU group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 16 CPU cores of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 clock with 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 16 / 32
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 16x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (16 Cores): 2.70 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 supports up to 1024 GB memory in up to 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2666
128.1 GB/s
Max. Memory: 1024 GB
Memory channels: 6 (Hexa Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth: 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 has a TDP of 125 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 has a 22.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 22.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 1275 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
1042
Intel Xeon Gold 6154 Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
1042
Intel Xeon W-2123 Intel Xeon W-2123
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1042
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1041
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1041
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1041
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1041

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.
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12574
Intel Core i5-14400 Intel Core i5-14400
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
12551
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
12551
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
12543
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12465
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12465
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12465

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 Core i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1311
Intel Core i5-10500T Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1311
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1309
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1308
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1308
Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1307
Intel Core i5-7600 Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1307

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 Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8911
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8864
Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
8862
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
8856
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
8824
Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8820
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
8816

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
22674
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
22534
Intel Core i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
22510
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
22369
Intel Xeon Gold 6136 Intel Xeon Gold 6136
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
22355
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
22306
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
22255

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