Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has 20 cores with 40 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Xeon Gold series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 3647 socket and was released in Q1/2020. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R scores 1,129 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 13,548 points.
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

At a glance

Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
Family: Intel Xeon Gold (163)
CPU group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R is 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 20 / 40
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 20x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (20 Cores): 2.30 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 1024 GB memory in 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

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

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

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

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 27.50 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 27.50 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: Q1/2020
Release price: 1273 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R 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 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1183
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1181
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1180
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 4.00 GHz
1178
Intel Core i5-4670 Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1178
Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1175
Intel Core i5-5675C Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1175

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 E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1131
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
1131
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1130
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 4.00 GHz
1129
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1129
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1128
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
1128

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 Core i9-10940X Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz
13831
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
13738
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
13620
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
13548
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.80 GHz
13547
Intel Core i5-13600 Intel Core i5-13600
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
13534
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
13522

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 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
25960
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
25955
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
25955
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
25922
Intel Core i5-13400 Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
25910
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F
10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
25910
Intel Core i5-13490F Intel Core i5-13490F
10C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
25910

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