Ultra 7 164U vs Xeon Gold 5220R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	269	837
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency	13.04	96.64
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Meteor Lake-U (2023)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	$448

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	14
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	110 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA2551
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.8 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core Ultra 7 164U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	8
PCI support	no data	4.0 and 3.0

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.67	9.19
Recency	24 February 2020	14 December 2023
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	14
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	9 Watt

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