Intel Xeon Gold 5222 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5222 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 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 Platinum 8156

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5222

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 71°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2273 vs 2245
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17409 vs 16852

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 71°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2273 vs 2245
PassMark - CPU mark	17409 vs 16852

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5222
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2273

2245

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17409

16852

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
PassMark - Single thread mark	2273	2245
PassMark - CPU mark	17409	16852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	932	955
Processor Number	5222	8156
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.60 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	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S8S
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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)