Intel Xeon Gold 5222 vs Intel Xeon D-1537

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5222 and Intel Xeon D-1537 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5222

Intel Xeon D-1537

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5222

Around 70% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2269 vs 1225
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17295 vs 7444

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2269 vs 1225
PassMark - CPU mark	17295 vs 7444

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1537

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5222
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1537

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2269

1225

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17295

7444

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	Intel Xeon D-1537
PassMark - Single thread mark	2269	1225
PassMark - CPU mark	17295	7444
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2528
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12787

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	Intel Xeon D-1537
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	959	970
Processor Number	5222	D-1537
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
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)