Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Xeon Gold 5220R is a robust processor designed for demanding server environments. It's based on the established Cascade Lake architecture and manufactured using the proven 14 nm process. One of its particular strengths is the generously sized 36 MB L3 cache. This cache provides remarkably fast access to frequently used data, noticeably improving overall system performance.

In addition, the Intel Xeon Gold 5220R impresses with a maximum memory bandwidth of 141 GB/s. This allows for extremely efficient data throughput in compute-intensive tasks. The integrated PCIe 3.0 connectivity offers flexible expansion options with various peripherals. Even though it is no longer the newest, this processor continues to demonstrate very reliable work in many professional scenarios.

We greatly appreciate its durability and solid performance for many server applications. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220R remains an excellent choice when reliability and a good price-performance ratio are paramount.
  • Robust Cascade Lake architecture
  • Generous 36 MB L3 cache
  • High memory bandwidth of 141 GB/s
  • Reliable for server tasks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 440 / 867
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank ? / ?
In segment Desktop
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700TE
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
1,283
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C / 28T · 3.70 GHz
1,282
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C / 48T · 4.00 GHz
1,278
Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
1,275
Intel Core i5-10400T
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
1,272
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C / 48T · 3.90 GHz
1,131
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
28C / 56T · 4.00 GHz
1,130
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C / 48T · 4.00 GHz
1,129
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C / 56T · 4.00 GHz
1,128
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
24C / 48T · 3.90 GHz
1,128
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
15,712
Intel Core i9-12900F
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
15,712
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C / 48T · 2.40 GHz
15,684
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
16C / 32T · 4.00 GHz
15,679
Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C / 44T · 2.60 GHz
15,622

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Xeon Gold (163)
CPU groupIntel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
ArchitectureCascade Lake
Technology14 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 3647
Generation2
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads24 / 48
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 24x
Frequency: 2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (24 Cores): 2.40 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache35.75 MB
OverclockingNo

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR4-2933
140.7 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory1024 GB
Memory channels6
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP150 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release dateQ1/2020
Release price1555 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
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