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Intel Core i9-9940X vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318H. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9940X
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Q2/2020
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Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9940X or Intel Xeon Gold 5318H? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-9940X has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 14 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Intel Xeon Gold 5318H has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 18 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 150 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9940X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    182 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    59 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    75 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    279 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    78 place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    18 left arrow 14
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    150 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 5318H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Intel Xeon Gold 5318H
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 3
  • 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
    3.3 GHz left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 18
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 36
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.5 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (14 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (18 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.5 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
    None left arrow no iGPU
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000027144/processors/intel-core-processors.html left arrow -
  • GPU 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 5318H and Intel Core i9-9940X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 1152 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9940X and Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    92 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    165 W left arrow 150 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9940X and Intel Xeon Gold 5318H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Cooper Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    19 MB left arrow 24.75 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow P+
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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

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