Xeon Gold 5520+ vs EPYC 9224

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking185not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.66no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency12.64no data
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,825$1,640

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+ 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads4856
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache1536 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm10 nm
Die size4x 72 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors26,280 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+ 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 configuration22
SocketSP54677
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2022 14 December 2023
Physical cores 24 28
Threads 48 56
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 205 Watt

EPYC 9224 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 2.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5520+, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 9224 and Xeon Gold 5520+. We've got no test results to judge.


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