Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L and Intel Xeon Gold 5118 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 Platinum 8276L

Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 12
32 more threads: 56 vs 24
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 81°C
6x more maximum memory size: 4.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2427 vs 1708
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60188 vs 25237

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 12
Number of threads	56 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 81°C
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427 vs 1708
PassMark - CPU mark	60188 vs 25237

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5118

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2427

1708

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60188

25237

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427	1708
PassMark - CPU mark	60188	25237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22700

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$13422
Place in performance rating	312	307
Processor Number	8276L	5118
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	28	12
Number of threads	56	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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	1
Speed Shift technology
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)