AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Xeon Gold 5222

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Xeon Gold 5222 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Xeon Gold 5222

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5222

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 77% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2273 vs 744
20.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17409 vs 851

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2273 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	17409 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5222

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

2273

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

17409

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Xeon Gold 5222
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	2273
PassMark - CPU mark	851	17409

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Xeon Gold 5222
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Cascade Lake
Place in performance rating	2630	933
Processor Number	A4-9120e	5222
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
Launch date		2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)		$1221
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	3.80 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
L3 cache		16.5 MB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	1	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	131.13 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	FCLGA3647
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		105 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)