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

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 6
  • 28 more threads: 40 vs 12
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41071 vs 13260
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 6
Number of threads 40 vs 12
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 41071 vs 13260

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2146G

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
  • Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2675 vs 2195
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2675 vs 2195

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2195
2675
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
41071
13260
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Intel Xeon E-2146G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2195 2675
PassMark - CPU mark 41071 13260

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Intel Xeon E-2146G

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP) $1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating 545 702
Processor Number 5218R E-2146G
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 1.25 MB
L2 cache 20 MB
L3 cache 27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 87°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 20 6
Number of threads 40 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
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) 125 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 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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