Xeon W-3335 vs Gold 5218

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.63
Xeon W-3335
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 250 Watt
24.74
+81.5%

Xeon W-3335 outperforms Xeon Gold 5218 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-3335 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking548204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.44no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.329.37
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)29 July 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 Xeon W-3335 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-3335 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-3335. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-3335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-3335 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-3335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-3335.

PCIe version3.04
PCI Express lanes4864

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
Xeon W-3335 24.74
+81.5%

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
Xeon W-3335 39293
+81.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 24.74
Recency 2 April 2019 29 July 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218 has 100% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3335, on the other hand, has a 81.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3335 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5218 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon W-3335, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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