Xeon Gold 5218 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
2022
12 cores / 24 threads, 280 Watt
25.53
+87.3%
Xeon Gold 5218
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.63

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX outperforms Xeon Gold 5218 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon Gold 5218 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking197548
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.44
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.6210.31
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,273

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2432
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier4123
L1 cache64K (per core)1 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache64 MB22 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size4x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors16,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketWRX8FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon Gold 5218. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon Gold 5218.

PCIe version4.03.0
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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 25.53
+87.3%
Xeon Gold 5218 13.63

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 40561
+87.3%
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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 2061
+78.1%
Xeon Gold 5218 1157

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 13460
+65.9%
Xeon Gold 5218 8111

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.53 13.63
Recency 8 March 2022 2 April 2019
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 24 32
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX has a 87.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 5218, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 124% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5218 in performance tests.


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