Xeon E-2488 vs Gold 5318H

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5318H
2021
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
18.45
+0.4%
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking325327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data75.32
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency11.6418.31
Architecture codenameCooper Lake-SP (2021)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488 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 configuration41
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 RDIMMDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1.12 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4816

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 5318H 18.45
+0.4%
Xeon E-2488 18.38

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 5318H 29301
+0.4%
Xeon E-2488 29191

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.45 18.38
Recency 6 April 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon Gold 5318H has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 57.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon E-2488.


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