Intel Xeon Gold 5118 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5118 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1718 vs 1618
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25681 vs 16619
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3430 vs 2856
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 22700 vs 17874

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1718 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	25681 vs 16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3430 vs 2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	22700 vs 17874

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5118
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25681

16619

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3430

2856

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

22700

17874

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5118	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1718	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	25681	16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3430	2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	22700	17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5118	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'17	September 2013
Place in performance rating	268	533
Processor Number	5118	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	2S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)