Xeon Gold 5315Y vs Gold 5318H

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5318H
2021
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
18.45
+40.7%
Xeon Gold 5315Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
13.11

Xeon Gold 5318H outperforms Xeon Gold 5315Y by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon Gold 5315Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking325578
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency11.648.86
Architecture codenameCooper Lake-SP (2021)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 configuration42
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon Gold 5315Y. 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 Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon Gold 5315Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 Gold 5315Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 RDIMMDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1.12 TB6 TB
Max memory channels68
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon Gold 5315Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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
+40.7%
Xeon Gold 5315Y 13.11

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
+40.7%
Xeon Gold 5315Y 20820

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.45 13.11
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon Gold 5318H has a 40.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5315Y, on the other hand, has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5318H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5315Y in performance tests.


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