Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218 and Intel Xeon W-2175 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 W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33345 vs 23362

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	33345 vs 23362

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2471 vs 2118

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471 vs 2118

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2118

2471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33345

23362

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	2118	2471
PassMark - CPU mark	33345	23362

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q4'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	767	750
Processor Number	5218	W-2175
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
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	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	32	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	119.21 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)