Ultra 5 226V vs Xeon Gold 5220R

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5220R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
21.02
+74.3%
Core Ultra 5 226V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 17 Watt
12.06

Xeon Gold 5220R outperforms Core Ultra 5 226V by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 5 226V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking265648
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.45no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency13.0266.33
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads488
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s37 MHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.5 MB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 5 226V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 5 226V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 5 226V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 5 226V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 5 226V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes484

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon Gold 5220R 21.02
+74.3%
Ultra 5 226V 12.06

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 5220R 32765
+74.3%
Ultra 5 226V 18795

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.02 12.06
Recency 24 February 2020 24 September 2024
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon Gold 5220R has a 74.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Ultra 5 226V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 782.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5220R is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 5 226V in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5220R is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 226V is a notebook one.


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