Intel Xeon Gold 5220R Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220R features 24 processor cores and has the capability to manage 48 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 5220R, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220R has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220R is 2.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 24
Threads: 48
Cores: 24x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.0 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: DDR4-2933
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 150 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): 150 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220R 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 35.8 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: 35.8 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: Q1/2020
Release price: 1555 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.0 GHz
33567
33567
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
12C 24T @ 4.0 GHz
33450
33450
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 2.2 GHz
33402
33402
Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
33299
33299
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
28C 56T @ 2.7 GHz
32764
32764

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-3245M
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
16096
16096
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 2.7 GHz
15936
15936
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 2.2 GHz
15684
15684
Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.1 GHz
15622
15622
AMD EPYC 7352
24C 48T @ 2.3 GHz
15345
15345

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
1278
1278
Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
1278
1278
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 2.2 GHz
1278
1278
Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
1278
1278
Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
1278
1278

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
28C 56T @ 2.7 GHz
1130
1130
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
1129
1129
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 2.2 GHz
1129
1129
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
1129
1129
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1128
1128