Intel Pentium E5500 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5220

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Intel Pentium E5500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Xeon Gold 5220

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E5500 or Intel Xeon Gold 5220 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium E5500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5500 was released in Q2/2010.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
2 Generation 2
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 has 18 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220
2 Cores 18
2 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E5500 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 24.75 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium E5500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 is 125 W.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5500 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 cache has a total of 24.75 MB.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 775 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2010 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 1557 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5500 (36%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5500 (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
396 (36%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
1087 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
686 (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
13522 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1009 (4%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
24788 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
452 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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