Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6252

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6252 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 5318Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6252

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 86°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 1% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57783 vs 49891

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 2 Apr 2019
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 86°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	36 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57783 vs 49891

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6252

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2255 vs 2077

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2255 vs 2077

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6252

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2077

2255

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57783

49891

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6252
PassMark - Single thread mark	2077	2255
PassMark - CPU mark	57783	49891

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6252
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1483	$3655 - $3662
Place in performance rating	544	559
Processor Number	5318Y	6252
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
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	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)