Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218T and Intel Xeon Gold 5218 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 5218T

Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35030 vs 33154

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	35030 vs 33154

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2090 vs 2007

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2090 vs 2007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5218

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2007

2090

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35030

33154

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	Intel Xeon Gold 5218
PassMark - Single thread mark	2007	2090
PassMark - CPU mark	35030	33154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1572	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	777	765
Processor Number	5218T	5218
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	93°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
L1 cache		1 MB
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		87 °C
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2667
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		119.21 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	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® 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)