Xeon Gold 6230R vs Gold 5220R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5220R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
20.67
Xeon Gold 6230R
2020
26 cores / 52 threads, 150 Watt
21.16
+2.4%

Xeon Gold 6230R outperforms Xeon Gold 5220R by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking269260
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.0122.03
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency13.0413.35
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555$1,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5220R has 18% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6230R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R 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)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads4852
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2221
L1 cache1.5 MB1.625 MB
L2 cache24 MB26 MB
L3 cache35.75 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R 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.

SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R. 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 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R. 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 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R.

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 5220R 20.67
Xeon Gold 6230R 21.16
+2.4%

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 5220R 32837
Xeon Gold 6230R 33608
+2.3%

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.

Xeon Gold 5220R 1328
+12.2%
Xeon Gold 6230R 1184

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.

Xeon Gold 5220R 9982
+10.1%
Xeon Gold 6230R 9066

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.67 21.16
Physical cores 24 26
Threads 48 52

Xeon Gold 6230R has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 8.3% more physical cores and 8.3% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6230R.


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