Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218 and Intel Xeon E7-8893 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33345 vs 28424

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	33345 vs 28424

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2270 vs 2118

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270 vs 2118

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2118

2270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33345

28424

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2118	2270
PassMark - CPU mark	33345	28424

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	767	769
Processor Number	5218	E7-8893V4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.20 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	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of QPI Links	2	3
Number of threads	32	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		77°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	3 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	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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)