Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 12
20 more threads: 44 vs 24
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 768 GB

Number of cores	22 vs 12
Number of threads	44 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	1536 GB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark		1724
PassMark - CPU mark		25299
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22700

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP	Skylake
Family	Xeon E5
Launch date	20 June 2016	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	307	302
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4	5118
Series	E5-2000	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
L1 cache	1408 KB
L2 cache	5.5 MB
L3 cache	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	22	12
Number of threads	44	24
Operating Temperature Range	-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count	7.2 billion
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1536 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA3647
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
Number of USB ports	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 1x16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)