Xeon 6756E vs Gold 5218T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218T and Xeon 6756E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	546	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.00	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	12.17	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,561	$8,428

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218T and Xeon 6756E 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)	128
Threads	32	128
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	22 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	93 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218T and Xeon 6756E 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218T and Xeon 6756E. 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)	+	+
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 5218T and Xeon 6756E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218T and Xeon 6756E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218T and Xeon 6756E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
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 5218T and Xeon 6756E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	3 June 2024
Physical cores	16	128
Threads	32	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	225 Watt

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