Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,934

Rank #920

vs
5,550

Rank #446

4,934
5,550

Xeon Gold 5218 wins by 11.1% (Rank #920 vs #446)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,004

Rank #938

vs
5,282

Rank #742

5,004
5,282

Xeon Gold 5218 wins by 5.3% (Rank #938 vs #742)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,829

Rank #809

vs
5,952

Rank #245

4,829
5,952

Xeon Gold 5218 wins by 18.9% (Rank #809 vs #245)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,664

Rank #777

vs
5,250

Rank #250

4,664
5,250

Xeon Gold 5218 wins by 11.2% (Rank #777 vs #250)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,643

Rank #805

vs
5,359

Rank #255

4,643
5,359

Xeon Gold 5218 wins by 13.4% (Rank #805 vs #255)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,718

Rank #708

vs
5,285

Rank #242

4,718
5,285

Xeon Gold 5218 wins by 10.7% (Rank #708 vs #242)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4112 Xeon Gold 5218 Diff
Cores
4
16
-75%
Threads
8
32
-75%
Base Frequency
2,600 MHz
2,300 MHz
+11.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,000 MHz
3,900 MHz
-23.1%
Clock Multiplier
26x
23x
+11.5%
L1 Cache
256 KB
1,024 KB
-75%
L2 Cache
4 MiB
16 MiB
-75%
L3 Cache
8 MiB
22 MiB
-62.5%
Memory Channels
6
6
0%
Maximum Memory
768 GB
1,024 GB
-25%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
119 GB/s
-10%
PCIe Lanes --
48
Max CPUs
2
4
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
125 W
32% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4112 Xeon Gold 5218
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Xeon
Series 4000 5200
Model Number 4112 5218
Microarchitecture Skylake Cascade Lake
Core Name Skylake Cascade Lake SP
Core Family 6 6
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket P and LGA-3647
Package FCLGA-3647 FCLGA-3647
Chipset Lewisburg Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $473.00 $1,273.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Silver 4112
Intel
Xeon Gold 5218
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4112
Xeon
Xeon Gold 5218
Xeon

Series

Xeon Silver 4112
4000
Xeon Gold 5218
5200

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4112
4112
Xeon Gold 5218
5218

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4112
Skylake
Xeon Gold 5218
Cascade Lake

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4112
Skylake
Xeon Gold 5218
Cascade Lake SP

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4112
6
Xeon Gold 5218
6

Socket

Xeon Silver 4112
Socket P and LGA-3647
Xeon Gold 5218
Socket P and LGA-3647

Package

Xeon Silver 4112
FCLGA-3647
Xeon Gold 5218
FCLGA-3647

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4112
Lewisburg
Xeon Gold 5218
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4112
DDR4-2400
Xeon Gold 5218
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4112
Yes
Xeon Gold 5218
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4112
--
Xeon Gold 5218
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4112
--
Xeon Gold 5218
1x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4112
Server
Xeon Gold 5218
Server

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4112
$473.00
Xeon Gold 5218
$1,273.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4112
Yes
Xeon Gold 5218
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4112 Xeon Gold 5218
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon Silver 4112
14 nm
Xeon Gold 5218
14 nm

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4112
Intel
Xeon Gold 5218
Intel

Technology

Xeon Silver 4112
CMOS
Xeon Gold 5218
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4112
64-bit
Xeon Gold 5218
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4112
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Gold 5218
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4112 Xeon Gold 5218
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64