Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R and Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 5218R

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2195 vs 2080

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195 vs 2080

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 20
4 more threads: 44 vs 40
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44340 vs 41071

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 20
Number of threads	44 vs 40
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44340 vs 41071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2195

2080

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41071

44340

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195	2080
PassMark - CPU mark	41071	44340

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	04'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	548	555
Processor Number	5218R	E5-2699AV4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.40 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	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	22
Number of threads	40	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	145 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	2S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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)