Xeon w3-2423 vs Gold 5218B

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218B and Xeon w3-2423 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	760
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,273	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218B and Xeon w3-2423 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	15 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218B and Xeon w3-2423 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	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218B and Xeon w3-2423. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218B and Xeon w3-2423 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218B and Xeon w3-2423 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218B and Xeon w3-2423. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	2 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218B and Xeon w3-2423.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	15 February 2023
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	12
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	120 Watt

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