Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs Intel Xeon W-2235

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218T and Intel Xeon W-2235 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 W-2235

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 93°C vs 64°C
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34851 vs 14385

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	93°C vs 64°C
L3 cache	22 MB vs 8.25 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34851 vs 14385

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2235

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2647 vs 1992

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2647 vs 1992

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2235

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1992

2647

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34851

14385

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	Intel Xeon W-2235
PassMark - Single thread mark	1992	2647
PassMark - CPU mark	34851	14385

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218T	Intel Xeon W-2235
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1572	$555
Place in performance rating	713	696
Processor Number	5218T	W-2235
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Workstation
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.80 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	93°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 2933
Maximum memory bandwidth		93.85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)