Ryzen 5 5600 vs Xeon Gold 6222

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated543
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data19.78
Architecture codenameno dataVermeer (2020−2024)
Release date1 April 2019 (5 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4012
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4,150 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600. 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 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2019 20 April 2022
Physical cores 20 6
Threads 40 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6222 has 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 76.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6222 and Ryzen 5 5600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6222 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.


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