Xeon Gold 5318H vs i7-640LM

Place in the ranking	2482	320
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	3.65	11.64
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$332	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H 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	2 (Dual-core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	4	36
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+177 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H 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)	4
Socket	BGA1288	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1.12 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	566 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

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.

i7-640LM 1.00

Xeon Gold 5318H 19.15
+1815%

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.

i7-640LM 1531

Xeon Gold 5318H 29301
+1814%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.00	19.15
Recency	7 January 2010	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	18
Threads	4	36
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	150 Watt

i7-640LM has 500% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318H, on the other hand, has a 1815% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 800% more physical cores and 800% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5318H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-640LM in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-640LM is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5318H is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-640LM and Xeon Gold 5318H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.