Xeon X7560 vs Gold 5222
Aggregate performance score
Gold 5222 outperforms X7560 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1019 | 1124 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.74 | 6.60 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | no data |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,221 | no data |
| Current price | $857 (0.7x MSRP) | $87 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon X7560 has 15% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5222.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.27 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.67 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 24 MB L3 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560 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) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCBGA1567,FCLGA1567 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Launched | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Gold 5222 outperforms X7560 by 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Gold 5222 outperforms X7560 by 17% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.13 | 5.24 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 1 January 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 130 Watt |
The Xeon Gold 5222 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X7560 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon X7560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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