Xeon 6746E vs Gold 6222

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6222 and Xeon 6746E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$5,929

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6222 and Xeon 6746E 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	112
Threads	40	112
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6222 and Xeon 6746E 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	2
Socket	no data	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6222 and Xeon 6746E. 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	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6222 and Xeon 6746E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6222 and Xeon 6746E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6222 and Xeon 6746E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	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 6222 and Xeon 6746E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2019	3 June 2024
Physical cores	20	112
Threads	40	112
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	250 Watt

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