Xeon Gold 6262 vs Gold 5218R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218R
2020
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
15.58
+13.4%
Xeon Gold 6262
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 135 Watt
13.74

Xeon Gold 5218R outperforms Xeon Gold 6262 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon Gold 6262 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking440535
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.59no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.809.63
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)1 April 2019 (5 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 5218R and Xeon Gold 6262 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4048
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.25 MBno data
L2 cache20 MBno data
L3 cache27.5 MB33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C91 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon Gold 6262 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.

SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon Gold 6262. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® 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 5218R and Xeon Gold 6262 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon Gold 6262 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon Gold 6262. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218R and Xeon Gold 6262.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 5218R 15.58
+13.4%
Xeon Gold 6262 13.74

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 5218R 24742
+13.4%
Xeon Gold 6262 21823

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.58 13.74
Recency 24 February 2020 1 April 2019
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 48
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218R has a 13.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6262, on the other hand, has 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5218R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6262 in performance tests.


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