Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5220 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5220

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 84°C
Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 205 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2347 vs 2211
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62130 vs 41925

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1.125 MB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 18 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2347 vs 2211
PassMark - CPU mark	62130 vs 41925

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2211

2347

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41925

62130

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5220	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
PassMark - Single thread mark	2211	2347
PassMark - CPU mark	41925	62130

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5220	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1555 - $1561	$6302
Place in performance rating	531	268
Processor Number	5220	8268
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	18 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	18	24
Number of threads	36	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	205 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S8S
PCIe configurations		1x16, x8, x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)