EPYC 7532 vs Xeon Gold 5222

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5222
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
5.97
EPYC 7532
2020
32 cores / 64 threads, 200 Watt
33.21
+456%

EPYC 7532 outperforms Xeon Gold 5222 by a whopping 456% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5222 and EPYC 7532 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1095118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.12no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Power efficiency5.3815.71
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)19 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,221no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5222 and EPYC 7532 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads864
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3824
L1 cache256 KB2 MB
L2 cache4 MB16 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB256 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5222 and EPYC 7532 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
SocketFCLGA3647Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and EPYC 7532. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5222 and EPYC 7532 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and EPYC 7532 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 5222 5.97
EPYC 7532 33.21
+456%

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 5222 9489
EPYC 7532 52755
+456%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.97 33.21
Recency 2 April 2019 19 February 2020
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 8 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon Gold 5222 has 90.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7532, on the other hand, has a 456.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7532 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5222 in performance tests.


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