Xeon Gold 5318Y vs i5-8350U

Place in the ranking	1435	260
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	24.69	12.01
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	21 August 2017 (7 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$297	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8350U 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	8	48
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	123 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	87 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8350U 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	32 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 620	no data
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	64

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.

i5-8350U 3.93

Xeon Gold 5318Y 21.03
+435%

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.

i5-8350U 6217

Xeon Gold 5318Y 33283
+435%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.93	21.03
Recency	21 August 2017	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	8	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	165 Watt

i5-8350U has 1000% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318Y, on the other hand, has a 435.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5318Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8350U in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-8350U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5318Y is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-8350U and Xeon Gold 5318Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.