Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y Processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y — 24 cores and 48 threads at 2.1 GHz base / 3.4 GHz turbo, 36 MB cache, 165 W TDP, FCLGA4189. Supplied from stock with a 1-year warranty.

The profile-flexible 24-core of the Ice Lake Gold stack

The 5318Y belongs to the 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable (Ice Lake-SP) family, launched in Q2 2021 on a 10 nm process. It pairs 24 cores / 48 threads with a 2.1 GHz base and a 3.4 GHz turbo ceiling on a 165 W envelope, plus PCIe 4.0 with 64 lanes. The chip scales across two sockets over three UPI links at 11.2 GT/s and runs DDR4-2933 across eight channels with a 6 TB per-socket ceiling; Intel Optane persistent memory 200 series is supported alongside DDR4. Speed Select comes as a three-profile SST-PP table - 24 cores at 2.1 GHz / 165 W, 24 cores at 1.9 GHz / 150 W and 22 cores at 2.0 GHz / 150 W - on top of Core Power, Turbo Frequency and Base Frequency variants, with a high-priority / low-priority partition of 8 cores at 2.3 GHz and 16 cores at 1.8 GHz underneath. Thermal rating is TCASE 87 °C in a 77.5 mm × 56.5 mm package, and it is an Embedded Options Available part, suiting it to long-life appliance and edge designs as well as standard servers.

Security and acceleration are Ice Lake staples: AVX-512 with two FMA units, DL Boost, TSX-NI and VMD, Intel Crypto Acceleration, Resource Director Technology and Speed Shift, plus Total Memory Encryption, Run Sure reliability and Platform Firmware Resilience. SGX is supported with Intel SPS and a 64 GB enclave page cache.

Technical specifications

Servers that commonly take this processor

The 5318Y fits FCLGA4189 (Whitley) platforms whose BIOS supports 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable parts, in single- or dual-socket layouts. With 24 cores inside a 165 W envelope at the DDR4-2933 memory tier, it targets capacity-first mainstream nodes - roles that need core count and profile flexibility without the thermal bill of the 185-205 W parts:

• Dell PowerEdge R750 / R650, HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus / DL360 Gen10 Plus and Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V2 / SR630 V2, in 1S or 2S configurations
• Storage, hyper-converged and edge appliance chassis built around the Whitley platform, including designs built on the Embedded Options variant

In dual-socket builds the three UPI links keep cache-coherent traffic at full bandwidth, giving a 48-core / 96-thread node total. Confirm the platform BIOS supports Ice Lake parts before ordering, and confirm the chassis cooling is rated for a 165 W processor. The 16-core low-priority partition at 1.8 GHz suits throughput-oriented roles: storage front ends, hyper-converged infrastructure and warm-tier databases.

How it compares across generations

It matches the 24-core Gold 6338T core for core - the same 2.1 GHz base, 3.4 GHz turbo, 36 MB of cache and 165 W envelope - but runs memory one tier down at 2933, adds a three-profile SST-PP table and drops the low-priority partition 100 MHz to 1.8 GHz. Against the 26-core Gold 5320 it gives up 2 cores and 3 MB of cache and runs 100 MHz lower at base (2.1 vs 2.2 GHz) on 20 W less, keeping the same 3.4 GHz turbo and DDR4-2933 memory tier. Next to the 2nd Gen Platinum 8280 it offers 4 fewer cores with 2.5 MB less cache, a 600 MHz lower base and a 600 MHz lower turbo on 40 W less, and adds PCIe 4.0 with 64 lanes and eight memory channels over the older part’s 48 lanes and six.

How each processor is tested before it ships

1. Visual inspection of the heat spreader, capacitors and substrate on arrival.
2. Thermal paste residue cleaned from the IHS; socket contact pads checked under magnification.
3. sSpec marking (SRKXE) verified against the order line before testing.
4. Full-core load test on an LGA4189 diagnostic board, confirming rated clocks and cache.
5. Re-run of the memory controller stress pass, then anti-static packing for dispatch.

Warranty and lead time

Every 5318Y carries a 1-year warranty covering defects in workmanship and function; a verified faulty unit is replaced or refunded with return shipping covered. New units come in Intel tray packaging (order code CD8068904656703); tested pull units are labelled as such and priced separately. In-stock units typically ship within 2-3 business days after payment confirmation.

Purchasing and volume enquiries

Pricing is quotation-based rather than fixed. Send the quantity, condition preference (new or tested) and delivery destination, and we reply with a firm quote including current stock and lead time. Volume and project pricing is available for multi-unit orders.