Xeon Silver 4215R vs Gold 5220

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5220
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 125 Watt
15.21
+61%
Xeon Silver 4215R
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
9.45

Xeon Gold 5220 outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Silver 4215R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking463808
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.8617.57
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency11.516.88
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555$794

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4215R has 27% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5220.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Silver 4215R 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2232
L1 cache1.125 MB512 KB
L2 cache18 MB8 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Silver 4215R 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Silver 4215R. 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 5220 and Xeon Silver 4215R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Silver 4215R 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 Silver 4215R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Xeon Silver 4215R.

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 5220 15.21
+61%
Xeon Silver 4215R 9.45

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
+61%
Xeon Silver 4215R 15004

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.21 9.45
Recency 2 April 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon Gold 5220 has a 61% higher aggregate performance score, 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads, and 4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4215R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months.

The Xeon Gold 5220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215R in performance tests.


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