Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs W-2195

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2195
18.22
+15.8%

W-2195 outperforms Gold 5220 by 16% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 5220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking288380
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money16.1514.23
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date29 September 2017 (6 years old)2 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,553$1,555
Current price$899 (0.4x MSRP)$1161 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2195 has 13% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5220.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 5220 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3636
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)1.125 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)18 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature66 °C87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 5220 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket R4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 5220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 5220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 5220 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 5220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size512 GB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85.3 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 5220.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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.

Xeon W-2195 18.22
+15.8%
Xeon Gold 5220 15.73

W-2195 outperforms Gold 5220 by 16% in our combined 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%

Xeon W-2195 27985
+15.9%
Xeon Gold 5220 24154

W-2195 outperforms Gold 5220 by 16% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 18.22 15.73
Recency 29 September 2017 2 April 2019
Cost $2553 $1555
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 125 Watt

The Xeon W-2195 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5220 in performance tests.


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