Xeon Gold 6554S vs Gold 5222

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon Gold 6554S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1057	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.60	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,221	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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)	36
Threads	8	72
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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	Socket P	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon Gold 6554S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon Gold 6554S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon Gold 6554S are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	36
Threads	8	72
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	270 Watt

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