Intel 5118
Cores 12
Threads 24
Boost Clock 3200 MHz
L3 Cache 16.5 MB
TDP 105 W
Socket LGA 3647
30 Overall Score
Price £129
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average single thread (10th percentile)
- Below average platform (18th percentile)
- Below average feature (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Xeon Gold |
| Model | 5118 |
| Codename | Skylake-SP |
| Class | server |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 12 |
| Threads | 24 |
| Base Clock | 2300 |
| Boost Clock | 3200 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16.5 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 7363 |
| PassMark Single | 259 |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 3647 |
| TDP | 105 |
| Unlocked | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel 5118 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | DAKboard CPU v4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 12 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 | 64 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3200 | 5200 | 3500 | 4200 | 3400 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 16.5 | 96 | 256 | 32 | 8 | - |
| Tdp W | 105 | 120 | 200 | 65 | 270 | - |
| Socket | LGA 3647 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | BGA |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel 5118 | 38.5 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 47.4 | 52.8 | 54.5 | 10.4 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 87.7 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.3 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 0 | 89.3 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.6 | 87.1 | 78.3 | 83.1 | 73.5 | 0 | 72.5 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 48 | 62.4 | 60.8 | 33 | 44.6 | 90.4 | 50.6 |
| DAKboard CPU v4 Compare | 13.1 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 58.6 | 20.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From £129
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