Xeon Gold 5520 vs A6-7400K

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Primary details

Comparing A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2453not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.50no data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)no data
Release date31 July 2014 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520 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 cores2 (Dual-core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads256
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1024 KBno data
L3 cacheno data52.5 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °C85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count4no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 July 2014 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 28
Threads 2 56
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

A6-7400K has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A6-7400K and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A6-7400K is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation one.


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