Intel Xeon Gold 6418H vs Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6418H and Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
4 more threads: 48 vs 44
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2901 vs 2114
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 84526 vs 43739

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 22
Number of threads	48 vs 44
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901 vs 2114
PassMark - CPU mark	84526 vs 43739

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 185 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2901

2114

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

84526

43739

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901	2114
PassMark - CPU mark	84526	43739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3462
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30449

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2065
Place in performance rating	67	84
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		E5-2699V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	22
Number of threads	48	44
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)