Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N and Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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 5218N

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 36304

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 36304

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1935 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

36304

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	36304

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'19	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420
Place in performance rating	819	820
Processor Number	5218N	E7-8857V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.00 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	73°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
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)
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® AVX
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® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)