Ryzen 7 4700GE vs Xeon Gold 5218N

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiencyno data33.74
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,375no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE 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 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2331
L1 cache1 MB512 KB
L2 cache16 MB4 MB
L3 cache22 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 21 July 2020
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 35 Watt

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

Ryzen 7 4700GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5218N is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 4700GE is a desktop one.


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