Xeon 5130 vs Gold 5118

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5118
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
10.91
+1998%

Xeon Gold 5118 outperforms Xeon 5130 by a whopping 1998% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon 5130 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7352872
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.530.74
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.470.73
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Woodcrest (2006)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5118 has 647% better value for money than Xeon 5130.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon 5130 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache768 KB0 KB
L2 cache12 MB4 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °C65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno dataB2=1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon 5130 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647771
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon 5130. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon 5130 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon 5130 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon 5130. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR2
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon 5130.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 Gold 5118 10.91
+1998%
Xeon 5130 0.52

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 Gold 5118 16691
+1999%
Xeon 5130 795

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.

Xeon Gold 5118 991
+268%
Xeon 5130 269

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.

Xeon Gold 5118 6790
+1360%
Xeon 5130 465

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.91 0.52
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5118 has a 1998.1% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon 5130, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5118 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5130 in performance tests.


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