i5-1240P vs Xeon Gold 5220R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	269	730
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 Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency	13.04	36.20
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P 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	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.4 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	80K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P 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	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P 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 i5-1240P 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 i5-1240P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4, 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® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i5-1240P.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.67	10.71
Recency	24 February 2020	23 February 2022
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	16
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	28 Watt

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