Ryzen 7 4700GE vs Xeon Gold 5218N
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 610 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD Ryzen 7 |
Power efficiency | no data | 33.74 |
Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,375 | no 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
Threads | 32 | 16 |
Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 23 | 31 |
L1 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 22 MB | 8 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
Number of transistors | no data | 9800 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 configuration | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA3647 | AM4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 35 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 extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Speed Shift | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no 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 types | DDR4-2667 | DDR4-3200 |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 128 GB |
Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 48 | no 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.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 7 4700GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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