Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs Intel Xeon E-2226G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218 and Intel Xeon E-2226G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 26 more threads: 32 vs 6
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33345 vs 11110
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 32 vs 6
L1 cache 1 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache 22 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 33345 vs 11110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2226G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2816 vs 2118
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 May 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2816 vs 2118

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2226G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2118
2816
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
33345
11110
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon E-2226G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2118 2816
PassMark - CPU mark 33345 11110

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon E-2226G

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1273 - $1280 $255
Place in performance rating 769 764
Processor Number 5218 E-2226G
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.30 GHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB 384 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 22 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 87 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 16 6
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 32 6
Maximum core temperature 73 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 119.21 GB/s 39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5