Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 78.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1785 vs 1613
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 19719

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 78.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785 vs 1613
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 19719

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 110 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 110 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

1613

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

19719

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	1613
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	19719
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'19	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420
Place in performance rating	718	720
Processor Number	5218N	E5-2650V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	78.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	32	20
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)