Intel Xeon Gold 5222 vs Intel Xeon X5667

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5222 and Intel Xeon X5667 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 X5667

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5222

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.6x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 288 GB
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2269 vs 1445
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17295 vs 8462

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs March 2010
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2269 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark	17295 vs 8462

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5667

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 82.9°C vs 72°C
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum core temperature	82.9°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5222
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5667

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2269

1445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17295

8462

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	Intel Xeon X5667
PassMark - Single thread mark	2269	1445
PassMark - CPU mark	17295	8462
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5222	Intel Xeon X5667
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Westmere EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221	$80
Place in performance rating	959	963
Processor Number	5222	X5667
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$70
Value for money (0-100)		19.87
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.06 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	82.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	288 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	4S
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 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® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-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)