Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5220 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
  • 20 more threads: 36 vs 16
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 80°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 24% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2211 vs 1639
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41925 vs 16884
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores 18 vs 8
Number of threads 36 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 87°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 1.125 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 18 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 24.75 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2211 vs 1639
PassMark - CPU mark 41925 vs 16884

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2211
1639
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
41925
16884
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2211 1639
PassMark - CPU mark 41925 16884
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 17874

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $1555 - $1561
Place in performance rating 533 525
Processor Number 5220 E5-2450V2
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.50 GHz
L1 cache 1.125 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 18 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 24.75 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 87°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 18 8
Number of threads 36 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 3
Maximum memory size 1 TB 384 GB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 24
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S 2S Only
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)