Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R and Intel Xeon Gold 6230 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 Gold 6230

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2195 vs 2110

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 2 April 2019
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195 vs 2110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44763 vs 41071

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44763 vs 41071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2195

2110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41071

44763

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195	2110
PassMark - CPU mark	41071	44763

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	545	537
Processor Number	5218R	6230
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	6200
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Gold
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	20	20
Number of threads	40	40
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		87 °C
Unlocked
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)	125 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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)