Intel Xeon Gold 5318S vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318N

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5318S and Intel Xeon Gold 5318N processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318S

Intel Xeon Gold 5318N

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 83°C

Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 83°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5318N

Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5318S	Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1945	$1602
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	5318S	5318N
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	83°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)