Athlon Gold 7220U vs Xeon X5550

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.98
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.10
+56.6%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Xeon X5550 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19521631
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency1.9018.84
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$62no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die size263 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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 X5550 1.98
Athlon Gold 7220U 3.10
+56.6%

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 X5550 3027
Athlon Gold 7220U 4740
+56.6%

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 X5550 440
Athlon Gold 7220U 1014
+130%

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 X5550 1822
Athlon Gold 7220U 2120
+16.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.98 3.10
Recency 30 March 2009 20 September 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon X5550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has a 56.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5550 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Gold 7220U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5550 and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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