Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs Intel Xeon Silver 4310

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N and Intel Xeon Silver 4310 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 Silver 4310

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 22% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 34340

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB vs 18 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 34340

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 81°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1985 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 81°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1985 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4310

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

1985

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

34340

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon Silver 4310
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	1985
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	34340

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon Silver 4310
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	816	820
Processor Number	5218N	4310
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		12 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	4S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)