Xeon Gold 5222 vs Gold 5217

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5217
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
10.08
+62.6%

Xeon Gold 5217 outperforms Xeon Gold 5222 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon Gold 5222 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7831090
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.765.14
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency7.995.38
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,522$1,221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5217 has 51% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5222.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon Gold 5222 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3038
L1 cache512 KB256 KB
L2 cache8 MB4 MB
L3 cache11 MB16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon Gold 5222 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon Gold 5222. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon Gold 5222 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon Gold 5222 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon Gold 5222. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5217 and Xeon Gold 5222.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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.

Xeon Gold 5217 10.08
+62.6%
Xeon Gold 5222 6.20

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.

Xeon Gold 5217 15429
+62.6%
Xeon Gold 5222 9489

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.08 6.20
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon Gold 5217 has a 62.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5222, on the other hand, has 9.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5217 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5222 in performance tests.


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