Xeon Gold 5220R vs W-2235

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2235
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
9.04
Xeon Gold 5220R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
20.67
+129%

Xeon Gold 5220R outperforms Xeon W-2235 by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking852269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.01
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency6.5813.04
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,555

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1248
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cacheno data1.5 MB
L2 cacheno data24 MB
L3 cache8.25 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature64 °C86 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R.

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 W-2235 9.04
Xeon Gold 5220R 20.67
+129%

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 W-2235 14364
Xeon Gold 5220R 32837
+129%

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 W-2235 1552
+16.9%
Xeon Gold 5220R 1328

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 W-2235 6993
Xeon Gold 5220R 9982
+42.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.04 20.67
Recency 1 October 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 12 48
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon W-2235 has 15.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5220R, on the other hand, has a 128.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5220R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2235 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2235 and Xeon Gold 5220R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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