Xeon Gold 5220R vs EPYC 7452

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7452
2019
32 cores / 64 threads, 155 Watt
28.33
+37.1%
Xeon Gold 5220R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
20.67

EPYC 7452 outperforms Xeon Gold 5220R by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7452 and Xeon Gold 5220R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking164269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.9326.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency17.3013.04
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,025$1,555

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5220R has 191% better value for money than EPYC 7452.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7452 and Xeon Gold 5220R 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads6448
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.35 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier23.522
L1 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L2 cache16 MB24 MB
L3 cache128 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7452 and Xeon Gold 5220R 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7452 and Xeon Gold 5220R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7452 and Xeon Gold 5220R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7452 and Xeon Gold 5220R are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7452 and Xeon Gold 5220R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2667
Maximum memory size4 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7452 and Xeon Gold 5220R.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7452 28.33
+37.1%
Xeon Gold 5220R 20.67

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7452 44996
+37%
Xeon Gold 5220R 32837

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7452 1075
Xeon Gold 5220R 1328
+23.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7452 8215
Xeon Gold 5220R 9982
+21.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.33 20.67
Recency 7 August 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 32 24
Threads 64 48
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 150 Watt

EPYC 7452 has a 37.1% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 5220R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 3.3% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7452 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5220R in performance tests.


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