Xeon w7-3555 vs Gold 5318H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon w7-3555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	320	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	11.64	no data
Architecture codename	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,339

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon w7-3555 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	36	56
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon w7-3555 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	325 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon w7-3555. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon w7-3555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Xeon w7-3555 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 w7-3555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 RDIMM	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1.12 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
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 5318H and Xeon w7-3555.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	112

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	24 August 2024
Physical cores	18	28
Threads	36	56
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	325 Watt

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