Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 features 18 processor cores and has the capability to manage 36 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 5220, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5220
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 is 2.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 18
Threads: 36
Cores: 18x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.9 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 128.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 24.8 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 24.8 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 1557 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
24936
24936
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
24812
24812
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.2 GHz
24788
24788
Intel Xeon Gold 6152
22C 44T @ 2.1 GHz
24693
24693
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
24667
24667

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.2 GHz
13547
13547
Intel Core i5-13600
14C 20T @ 2.7 GHz
13534
13534
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.2 GHz
13522
13522
Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
13468
13468
Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
13420
13420

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon D-1747NTE
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
1088
1088
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
1087
1087
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.2 GHz
1087
1087
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
1087
1087
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
1086
1086