Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218 and Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2118 vs 1730

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2118 vs 1730

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46001 vs 33345

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46001 vs 33345

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2118

1730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33345

46001

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2118	1730
PassMark - CPU mark	33345	46001

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	767	770
Processor Number	5218	E7-8867V3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of QPI Links	2	3
Number of threads	32	32
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	119.21 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Package Size		52mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S8S
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® 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® Instruction Replay Technology
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)