Intel Xeon Gold 5222 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5222 and Intel Xeon E7-8880 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5222

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5222

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2273 vs 1647

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2273 vs 1647

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 4
36 more threads: 44 vs 8
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 72°C
3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37875 vs 17409

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 4
Number of threads	44 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 72°C
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	37875 vs 17409

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5222
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2273

1647

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17409

37875

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2273	1647
PassMark - CPU mark	17409	37875

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	932	929
Processor Number	5222	E7-8880V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	2.20 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	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	22
Number of threads	8	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	3 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S8S
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® 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
Idle States
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)