Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs Intel Xeon E-2146G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N and Intel Xeon E-2146G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

Intel Xeon E-2146G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 13253

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 13253

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2146G

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 110 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2671 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 110 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2671 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2146G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

2671

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

13253

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon E-2146G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	2671
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	13253

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon E-2146G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420
Place in performance rating	819	817
Processor Number	5218N	E-2146G
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.50 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E96
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5