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AMD FX-8100 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
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AMD FX-8100
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Intel Xeon Gold 5118
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What's the best choice AMD FX-8100 or Intel Xeon Gold 5118? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-8100 has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Intel Xeon Gold 5118 has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

AMD FX-8100 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8100
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    95 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    400 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    715 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    434 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    634 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    402 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    596 place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    12 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 5118 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    496 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    164 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    301 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    86 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    201 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.6 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5118 and AMD FX-8100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-8100 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 105 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8100 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Skylake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 17 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-8100 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

1640.000000
AMD FX-8100
3581.000000
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

8075.000000
AMD FX-8100
32538.000000
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

0.900000
AMD FX-8100
1.640000
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

4.700000
AMD FX-8100
19.040000
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

6159.000000
AMD FX-8100
16487.000000
Intel Xeon Gold 5118

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