Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Xeon Gold 6222V

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6222V and Ryzen 9 5900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	438	165
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.14	71.20
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	12.83	25.38
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,600	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5900XT has 404% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6222V.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6222V and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	40	32
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6222V and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6222V and Ryzen 9 5900XT. 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)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6222V and Ryzen 9 5900XT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6222V and Ryzen 9 5900XT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6222V and Ryzen 9 5900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 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 6222V and Ryzen 9 5900XT.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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	15.59	28.16
Recency	2 April 2019	31 July 2024
Physical cores	20	16
Threads	40	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	105 Watt

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