Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Live dedicated server prices, availability and estimated performance, side by side.

The cheapest Intel Xeon Silver 4208 server is 40% cheaper than the cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 5218.

CPU A31 in stock

Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Cascade Lake · 2019 · 32C

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CPU B14 in stock

Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Cascade Lake · 2019 · 8–16C · PERF 649 / 66 ST

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Head to head	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon Silver 4208
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€221.89	€132.24Best of 2
Median per month↓	€459.99	€337.35Best of 2
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	—	66
Multi-thread (est.)↑	—	649
Performance per €↑	—	5
Hardware
Generation	Cascade Lake (2019)	Cascade Lake (2019)
Cores per server	32	8–16
Availability
In stock↑	31 · 2 providersBest of 2	14 · 2 providers
Fastest delivery↓	10 minutes	10 minutes

↑ higher is better · ↓ lower is better · bars scale to the better of the two · performance per € uses the cheapest server

Cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 5218 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 31 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 redswitches · Instant · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	128 GB	1.9 TB	🇫🇷Paris	5min–10min	Deal−24%	€221.89 €6.93/core
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 redswitches · Instant · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	256 GB	1.9 TB	🇫🇷Paris	5min–10min	Deal−24%	€310.64 €9.71/core
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 redswitches · Dedicated · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	128 GB	1.9 TB	🇬🇧London	30min–60min	Deal−15%	€327.43 €10.23/core
RSW 1× T4 · 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 redswitches · GPU · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	128 GB	960 GB	🇨🇦Montreal	3d–5d	Steal−55%	€332.39 €10.39/core
ONE 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 oneprovider · Fully Customizable Servers · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	64 GB	24 TB	🇭🇰Hong Kong	–	Deal−18%	€417.14 €13.04/core

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Cheapest Intel Xeon Silver 4208 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 14 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE Intel Xeon Silver 4208 oneprovider · 1Gbps · Cascade Lake 2019	8/16	32 GB	4 TB	🇨🇦Vancouver	–	Pricey+34%	€132.24 €16.53/core
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4208 redswitches · Instant · Cascade Lake 2019	16/32	64 GB	41 TB	🇳🇱Amsterdam	5min–10min	Deal−15%	€265.38 €16.59/core
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4208 redswitches · Dedicated · Cascade Lake 2019	16/32	64 GB	41 TB	🇳🇱Amsterdam	5min–10min	Fair−8%	€297.66 €18.60/core
ONE Intel Xeon Silver 4208 oneprovider · Enterprise Series · Cascade Lake 2019	8/16	32 GB	1 TB	🇨🇱Santiago	–	Pricey+68%	€310.63 €38.83/core
ONE Intel Xeon Silver 4208 oneprovider · Enterprise Series · Cascade Lake 2019	8/16	32 GB	1 TB	🇲🇽Guadalajara	–	Pricey+196%	€328.38 €41.05/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Xeon Gold 5218 or Intel Xeon Silver 4208?

The cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 5218 server is €221.89/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon Silver 4208 is €132.24/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Performance estimates are not available for both CPUs.

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