i7-10850H vs Xeon Gold 5222

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1108	983
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.99	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	5.38	15.60
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,221	$395

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H 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	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Core i7-10850H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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	5.97	7.42
Recency	2 April 2019	2 April 2020
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

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