Xeon Gold 5318H vs E5-2696 V3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 V3
2014
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
14.47
Xeon Gold 5318H
2021
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
19.15
+32.3%

Xeon Gold 5318H outperforms Xeon E5-2696 V3 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 5318H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking521316
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency9.1011.64
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3636
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 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 configuration24
Socket2011-3FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 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++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 5318H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 5318H are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 5318H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory sizeno data1.12 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 5318H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 14.47
Xeon Gold 5318H 19.15
+32.3%

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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 22140
Xeon Gold 5318H 29301
+32.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.47 19.15
Recency 8 September 2014 6 April 2021
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has 3.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318H, on the other hand, has a 32.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5318H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2696 V3 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 5318H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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