Xeon Gold 5318Y vs Athlon 3000G

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82
Xeon Gold 5318Y
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
20.86
+640%

Xeon Gold 5318Y outperforms Athlon 3000G by a whopping 640% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1681266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.6211.96
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date21 November 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size209.78 mm2?no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data87 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
PowerNow+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB?6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes664

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 3000G 2.82
Xeon Gold 5318Y 20.86
+640%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 3000G 4476
Xeon Gold 5318Y 33139
+640%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.82 20.86
Recency 21 November 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 165 Watt

Athlon 3000G has 371.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318Y, on the other hand, has a 639.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5318Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 3000G in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 3000G is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5318Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 3000G and Xeon Gold 5318Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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