Xeon W-3323 vs Gold 5220S

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220S and Xeon W-3323 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	402
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	no data	7.01
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	29 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,000	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220S and Xeon W-3323 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	36	24
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220S and Xeon W-3323 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220S and Xeon W-3323. 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® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220S and Xeon W-3323 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220S and Xeon W-3323 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5220S and Xeon W-3323. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220S and Xeon W-3323.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	29 July 2021
Physical cores	18	12
Threads	36	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	220 Watt

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