Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5220 and Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 145 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2211 vs 2122
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2211 vs 2122

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 18
  • 8 more threads: 44 vs 36
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44907 vs 41925
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 22 vs 18
Number of threads 44 vs 36
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44907 vs 41925

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2211
2122
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
41925
44907
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2211 2122
PassMark - CPU mark 41925 44907

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 04'16
Launch price (MSRP) $1555 - $1561
Place in performance rating 623 625
Processor Number 5220 E5-2699AV4
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 1.125 MB
L2 cache 18 MB
L3 cache 24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 87°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 18 22
Number of threads 36 44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 1 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S 2S
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® AVX2
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® 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)