i9-11900F vs Xeon Gold 5218

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.63
Core i9-11900F
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
13.98
+2.6%

Core i9-11900F outperforms Xeon Gold 5218 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking548531
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.44no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.3220.35
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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 5218 13.63
i9-11900F 13.98
+2.6%

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 5218 21651
i9-11900F 22213
+2.6%

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 5218 1157
i9-11900F 2223
+92.1%

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 5218 8111
i9-11900F 9460
+16.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 13.98
Recency 2 April 2019 16 March 2021
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i9-11900F, on the other hand, has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5218 and Core i9-11900F.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5218 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-11900F is a desktop one.


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