Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218T and Intel Xeon Gold 6210U 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

  • Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35030 vs 28915
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 35030 vs 28915

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
  • 8 more threads: 40 vs 32
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 2007
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 16
Number of threads 40 vs 32
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L3 cache 27.5 MB vs 22 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2203 vs 2007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2007
2203
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
35030
28915
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2007 2203
PassMark - CPU mark 35030 28915

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date Q2'19 2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1572 $1500
Place in performance rating 798 802
Processor Number 5218T 6210U
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.50 GHz
L3 cache 22 MB 27.5 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 20
Number of threads 32 40
L1 cache 1.25 MB
L2 cache 20 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 86 °C
Number of QPI 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
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) 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
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)