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Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs AMD EPYC 9124

The AMD EPYC 9124 is newer than Intel Xeon Gold 5218 @ 2.30GHz and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 19% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD EPYC 9124 uses around 46% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 39 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon Gold 5218 @ 2.30GHz×AMD EPYC 9124+ ADD
Price $340 - BUY $1230.63 - BUY
Socket TypeFCLGA3647SP5
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.3 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.9 GHzUp to 3.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores16 (Threads: 32)16 (Threads: 32)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 22MBL1: 1,024KB, L2: 16.0MB, L3: 64MB
TDP125W200W
Yearly Running Cost$22.81$36.50
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2019Q2 2023
# of Samples1524
CPU Value63.735.5
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2171(-19.3%)2690(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)21651(-50.4%)43681(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 @ 2.30GHz
21,651
AMD EPYC 9124
43,681
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 @ 2.30GHz
63.7
AMD EPYC 9124
35.5
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 @ 2.30GHz
2,171
AMD EPYC 9124
2,690
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 @ 2.30GHz AMD EPYC 9124
Max TDP125W200W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.