Xeon Platinum 9221 vs i5-3330

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1722	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.19	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	3.17	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	3 September 2012 (12 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$360	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	4	64
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	71.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	133 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221 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 configuration	1	8
Socket	FCLGA1155	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	32 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	281.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 2500	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3330 and Xeon Platinum 9221.

PCIe version

3.0

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 September 2012	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	250 Watt

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