Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y and Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 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 Platinum 8180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 84°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt

Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 11 July 2017
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 84°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 17% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2133 vs 2106

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 24 MB
L3 cache	39424 KB (shared) vs 36 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2133 vs 2106
PassMark - CPU mark	59385 vs 59185

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2106

2133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

59185

59385

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark	2106	2133
PassMark - CPU mark	59185	59385

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1483
Place in performance rating	364	355
Processor Number	5318Y	8180
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB	39424 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	205 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
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)