Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6208U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218T and Intel Xeon Gold 6208U 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 6208U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 93°C vs 85°C
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35030 vs 27085

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	93°C vs 85°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	35030 vs 27085

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6208U

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2265 vs 2007

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265 vs 2007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6208U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2007

2265

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35030

27085

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2007	2265
PassMark - CPU mark	35030	27085

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$1572	$989
Place in performance rating	795	790
Processor Number	5218T	6208U
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.90 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	93°C	85°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
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
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
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)