Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N and Intel Xeon Gold 6210U 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 Gold 6210U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 29344

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 29344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L3 cache	27.5 MB vs 22 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

2101

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

29344

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	2101
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	29344

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420	$1500
Place in performance rating	894	892
Processor Number	5218N	6210U
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.50 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	20
Number of threads	32	40
L1 cache		1.25 MB
L2 cache		20 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		86 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)