Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs Intel Core i5-11600T

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Intel Xeon Gold 5220 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-11600T
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Core i5-11600T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 and the Intel Core i5-11600T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 18 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Core i5-11600T which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Core i 11000 (22)
2 Generation 11
Cascade Lake Architecture Rocket Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-10600T
-- Successor Intel Core i5-12600T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 36 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-11600T clocks with 1.70 GHz (4.10 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
18 Cores 6
36 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 Intel UHD Graphics 750
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 5220, while the Intel Core i5-11600T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
1024 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
24.75 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 20
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-11600T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) 84 W @ 28 s
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 25 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220 has 24.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-11600T is at 15.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2021
1557 $ Release price 213 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 (82%)
Intel Core i5-11600T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11600T (51%)

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 Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
1087 (82%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1326 (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 Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
13522 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
6127 (45%)

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 Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
24788 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
13879 (56%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1856 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
6455 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Core i5-11600T
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