Xeon Gold 5220S vs i5-2500K

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1717not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore i5 (Desktop)Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency2.58no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$216$2,000

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads436
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.125 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)18 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)24.75 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C87 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA1155FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size32 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 January 2011 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 18
Threads 4 36
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 125 Watt

i5-2500K has 31.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5220S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-2500K and Xeon Gold 5220S. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-2500K is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5220S is a server/workstation one.


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