Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Xeon Gold 5222
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G outperforms Xeon Gold 5222 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5222 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1093 | 759 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.13 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 5.39 | 14.82 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,221 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5222 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 38 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5222 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 configuration | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5222 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.09 | 10.37 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G has a 70.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5222 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5222 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5222 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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