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.

 

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 769 772
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)