Xeon Gold 5218R vs Platinum 8170
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 440 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 21.63 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.80 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,405 | $1,273 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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 | 26 (Hexacosa-Core) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Threads | 52 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 21 | 21 |
| L1 cache | 1.625 MB | 1.25 MB |
| L2 cache | 26 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 27.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 89 °C | 87 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 April 2017 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 26 | 20 |
| Threads | 52 | 40 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 125 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8170 has 30% more physical cores and 30% more threads.
Xeon Gold 5218R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 32% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8170 and Xeon Gold 5218R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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