Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Gold 5218

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.63
+47%
Xeon E5-2678 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.27

Xeon Gold 5218 outperforms Xeon E5-2678 v3 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking548827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.44no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldXeon
Power efficiency10.327.31
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)2015 (9 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 Xeon E5-2678 v3 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3224
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1 MB384 KB
L2 cache16 MB3072 KB
L3 cache22 MB30 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistorsno data5,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647LGA2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5-2678 v3. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5-2678 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E5-2678 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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
+47%
Xeon E5-2678 v3 9.27

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
+47%
Xeon E5-2678 v3 14726

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
+14%
Xeon E5-2678 v3 1015

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
+20.1%
Xeon E5-2678 v3 6753

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 9.27
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218 has a 47% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2678 v3, on the other hand, has 4.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5218 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2678 v3 in performance tests.


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