Intel Xeon Gold 6137 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6137 and Intel Xeon Gold 5218 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 6137

Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6137

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 14% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 2090

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
L3 cache	25 MB vs 22 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 2090

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33154 vs 19365

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	33154 vs 19365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6137
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5218

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

2090

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19365

33154

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	Intel Xeon Gold 5218
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	2090
PassMark - CPU mark	19365	33154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q3'17	2 Apr 2019
Place in performance rating	790	780
Processor Number	6137	5218
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1273 - $1280
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	25 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
L1 cache		1 MB
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		87 °C
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory bandwidth		119.21 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	4S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)