Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 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 5218

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2090 vs 1707
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33154 vs 22929

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2090 vs 1707
PassMark - CPU mark	33154 vs 22929

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2090

1707

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33154

22929

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2090	1707
PassMark - CPU mark	33154	22929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8676

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	837	841
Processor Number	5218	E5-2650V4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	32	24
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		80°C
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	119.21 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	2S
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® 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
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)