Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y and Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 6526Y

Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 99°C vs 81
699050.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3128 vs 2961

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	99°C vs 81
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3128 vs 2961

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 195 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80080 vs 71416

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared) vs 37.5 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 195 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	80080 vs 71416

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3128

2961

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

71416

80080

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	3128	2961
PassMark - CPU mark	71416	80080

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$1493
Place in performance rating	104	96
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5418Y
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB (shared)	45 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum core temperature	99°C	81
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt	185 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		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)