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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
Released
Q3/2017
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Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Intel Xeon Gold 5118

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 73 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Xeon Gold 5118 has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    567 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    73 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    212 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    341 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    588 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    558 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    726 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    46 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    206 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    46 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    183 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    38 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    511 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    399 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 3 times more cores

    12 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    524 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    173 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    301 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    172 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    85 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    333 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    220 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v6 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    Intel HD Graphics P630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5118 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    73 W left arrow 105 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 17.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Skylake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
182
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
140
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
882
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
1732
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
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
4671
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
3581
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
16570
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
32538
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
2.15
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
1.64
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
9.69
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
19.04
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
10711
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
16487
Intel Xeon Gold 5118

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