Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218T and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 93°C vs 80°C
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2007 vs 1707
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35030 vs 22929

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	93°C vs 80°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2007 vs 1707
PassMark - CPU mark	35030 vs 22929

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2007

1707

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35030

22929

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2007	1707
PassMark - CPU mark	35030	22929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8676

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'19	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1572
Place in performance rating	847	841
Processor Number	5218T	E5-2650V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	93°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
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)	105 Watt	105 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	4S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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)