Intel Xeon Gold 5222 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5222 and Intel Xeon E5-2430 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 5222

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% 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 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2273 vs 1530
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17409 vs 12267
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16.5 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2273 vs 1530
PassMark - CPU mark 17409 vs 12267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72°C
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 72°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5222
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2273
1530
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17409
12267
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2273 1530
PassMark - CPU mark 17409 12267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11822

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $1221 $311
Place in performance rating 932 928
Processor Number 5222 E5-2430V2
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $559.99
Value for money (0-100) 4.65

Performance

Base frequency 3.80 GHz 2.50 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16.5 MB 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 76°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 8 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 384 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 80 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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
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)