Ryzen 5 8400F vs Xeon Gold 5220

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220 and Ryzen 5 8400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	413	401
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.67	74.14
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Phoenix
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	no data
Current price	$1206 (0.8x MSRP)	$169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 8400F has 442% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5220.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220 and Ryzen 5 8400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	36	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220 and Ryzen 5 8400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220 and Ryzen 5 8400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Ryzen 5 8400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220 and Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 8400F outperforms Xeon Gold 5220 by 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.62	15.89
Recency	2 April 2019	1 April 2024
Physical cores	18	6
Threads	36	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

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