Intel® Xeon™ Gold 5218R

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R is a server processor with 20 cores and 40 threads, built on the Cascade Lake architecture. It launched in Jan 2020. Clocks run from 2.1 GHz base to 4.0 GHz boost. A 27.5-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.4 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 1024 GB across 6 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA3647 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (48 lanes). Rated TDP is 125 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R scores 2,191 in single-core performance and 25,076 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,412 for overall performance, 19,367 for productivity performance, 17,736 for creator performance, 30,405 for engineering performance and 12,842 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,254 per core, 627 per thread and 201 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 663. Its performance index is 92, so its overall performance is 8% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R scores 104,206 in integer math, 64,629 in floating-point math, 437,153 in compression, 9,571 in cryptography, 1,310 in physics simulation, 30,865 in vector SIMD, 95 in the prime sieve and 52,678 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 77% above in integer math, 41% above in floating-point math, 92% above in compression, 17% below in cryptography, 20% above in physics simulation, 99% above in vector SIMD, 42% above in the prime sieve and 133% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has 20 physical cores and runs 40 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts up to 4.00 GHz.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon Gold family, uses the Cascade Lake architecture, carries the codename Cascade Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Jan 2020.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has 1.25 MB of L1 cache, 20 MB of L2 cache and 27.5 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 48.8 MB of cache, or 2.44 MB per core. Each core has 1 MB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1.3 MB, L2 at 20 MB and L3 at 27.5 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 56% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 1,024 GB of memory, uses 6 memory channels, runs memory at up to 2,666 MT/s and delivers up to 128.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R uses the FCLGA3647 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 48 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has a rated TDP of 125 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $1,493.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R is also identified by the model number 5218R.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA3647 socket as the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon Gold 6142, Intel Xeon Gold 6256, Intel Xeon Gold 6143, Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M and Intel Xeon Platinum 8167M.