Xeon Gold 6222 vs W3690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3690 and Xeon Gold 6222 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1303	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.77	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	3.31	no data
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3690 and Xeon Gold 6222 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	12	40
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	83 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3690 and Xeon Gold 6222 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon Gold 6222. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W3690 and Xeon Gold 6222 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon Gold 6222 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon Gold 6222. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	24 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	3	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon Gold 6222.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	1 April 2019
Physical cores	6	20
Threads	12	40
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt

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