Xeon Gold 5318H vs EPYC 7282

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7282
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
19.91
+4%
Xeon Gold 5318H
2021
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
19.15

EPYC 7282 outperforms Xeon Gold 5318H by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7282 and Xeon Gold 5318H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking297319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.99no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency15.1311.64
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$650no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7282 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3236
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7282 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)4
SocketTR4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7282 and Xeon Gold 5318H. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7282 and Xeon Gold 5318H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7282 and Xeon Gold 5318H 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 EPYC 7282 and Xeon Gold 5318H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size4 TiB1.12 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7282 and Xeon Gold 5318H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

EPYC 7282 19.91
+4%
Xeon Gold 5318H 19.15

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.

EPYC 7282 30474
+4%
Xeon Gold 5318H 29301

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.91 19.15
Recency 7 August 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 16 18
Threads 32 36
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt

EPYC 7282 has a 4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7282 and Xeon Gold 5318H.


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