Xeon W-1290 vs Gold 5218
Aggregate performance score
Gold 5218 outperforms W-1290 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 495 | 566 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 39.45 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 13 May 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,273 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 22 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 87 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290 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 configuration | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket P | 1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TiB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 45.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.21 | 12.98 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 13 May 2020 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 10 |
| Threads | 32 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 80 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5218 has a 9.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads.
Xeon W-1290, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 56.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-1290, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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