Xeon Gold 6418H vs Ultra 5 235U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6418H outperforms Core Ultra 5 235U by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 845 | 162 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 46.51 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 27.64 | 6.72 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-U (2025) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,065 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 2 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | 2 | no data |
| Threads | 14 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H 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 configuration | 1 | 4 |
| Socket | FCBGA2049 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 2.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.2 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 235U and Xeon Gold 6418H.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 80 |
| PCI support | 4.0 | no data |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.72 | 32.16 |
| Recency | 1 January 2025 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 24 |
| Threads | 14 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 185 Watt |
Ultra 5 235U has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1133.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6418H, on the other hand, has a 200% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 242.9% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6418H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Ultra 5 235U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6418H is a server/workstation one.
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