Overview

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is part of Intel’s 3rd-Generation Xeon Scalable lineup (Cooper Lake-SP). With 18 cores and 36 threads, it balances moderate core count with modern server-class features, making it suitable for enterprise data centers, virtualization hosts, cloud infrastructure, and database workloads.

Operating under the LGA 4189 socket, this CPU supports six-channel DDR4 memory, offers PCIe connectivity, and is designed with enterprise reliability and scalability in mind. Its configuration aims to support both throughput-heavy and latency-sensitive server jobs.

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Key Features

• 18 cores / 36 threads — good for moderately threaded workloads

• 2.50 GHz base clock, with up to 3.80 GHz turbo boost — blend of base stability and burst performance

• 24.75 MB shared L3 cache for efficient data access

• Six-channel DDR4 memory support, ECC capable

• Up to ~1.1 TB memory per socket (platform dependent)

• 150 W TDP — suitable for standard server power/thermal environments

• Support for enterprise-class features: virtualization (VT-x, VT-d), reliability-availability-serviceability (RAS), ECC, APs like AVX-512

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Full Specification Table

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Performance Positioning & Workload Suitability

Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure

With 18 cores and 36 threads, the 5318H is well-suited for VM hosting, container clusters, and multi-tenant cloud platforms. Its memory bandwidth and core count support moderate-density virtualization without excessive power draw.

Database & Storage Servers

The six-channel DDR4 memory support and large L3 cache allow efficient handling of transactional databases, caching layers, in-memory databases, and mixed I/O workloads typical for enterprise storage or database servers.

Enterprise & Application Servers

The 5318H delivers balanced performance for business applications, web services, analytics engines, middleware, and back-end processing — combining stable base performance with burstable turbo speeds for variable workloads.

Compute-Intensive & Vectorized Workloads

With support for AVX-512 and Intel DL Boost, the processor can accelerate compute-heavy tasks: vector computations, data analytics, scientific workloads, or AI inference that fit within its core-count and memory constraints.

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Advantages & Limitations

Advantages

• Balanced 18-core design delivers good multi-thread throughput without excessive power/heat demands.

• Six-channel memory with ECC and high capacity suits enterprise data storage and in-memory workloads.

• AVX-512 and acceleration features broaden workload suitability (compute, analytics, inference).

• Mid-range TDP (150 W) makes deployment in standard server racks manageable.

Limitations

• Core count lower than high-density server CPUs — may limit extremely large virtualization clusters or massively parallel workloads.

• Based on 14 nm process and PCIe 3.0 — newer CPU generations offer PCIe 4.0/5.0 and better power efficiency.

• Memory speed and maximum memory depend on server platform/motherboard limitations.