Xeon Gold 6416H vs Gold 5220

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5220
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 125 Watt
15.21
Xeon Gold 6416H
2023
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
25.56
+68%

Xeon Gold 6416H outperforms Xeon Gold 5220 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Gold 6416H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking463196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.8649.40
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.5214.66
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555$1,444

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6416H has 256% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5220.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Gold 6416H 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3636
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.125 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache18 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB45 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Gold 6416H 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Gold 6416H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Gold 6416H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Gold 6416H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Gold 6416H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Gold 6416H.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4880

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 5220 15.21
Xeon Gold 6416H 25.56
+68%

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 5220 24154
Xeon Gold 6416H 40606
+68.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.21 25.56
Recency 2 April 2019 10 January 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon Gold 5220 has 32% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6416H, on the other hand, has a 68% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Xeon Gold 6416H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5220 in performance tests.


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