Xeon Gold 5218 vs EPYC 7551

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7551
2017
32 cores / 64 threads, 180 Watt
16.96
+19.9%

EPYC 7551 outperforms Xeon Gold 5218 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 5218 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking397537
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.3314.96
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.5910.32
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,400$1,273

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5218 has 1025% better value for money than EPYC 7551.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 5218 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads6432
Base clock speed2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2023
L1 cache3 MB1 MB
L2 cache16 MB16 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)22 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data87 °C
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 5218 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 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 5218. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 5218 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 7551 and Xeon Gold 5218 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 7551 and Xeon Gold 5218. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2667
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 5218.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

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 7551 16.96
+19.9%
Xeon Gold 5218 14.15

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 7551 25960
+19.9%
Xeon Gold 5218 21651

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7551 897
Xeon Gold 5218 1157
+29%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7551 5764
Xeon Gold 5218 8111
+40.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.96 14.15
Recency 20 June 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 32 16
Threads 64 32
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 125 Watt

EPYC 7551 has a 19.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5218, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 44% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7551 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5218 in performance tests.


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