Xeon Gold 5320 vs Athlon X2 6500 BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 6500 BE and Xeon Gold 5320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	no data	12.09
Architecture codename	Kuma (2008−2009)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	September 2008 (16 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 6500 BE and Xeon Gold 5320 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	2 (Dual-core)	26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads	2	52
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	39 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Die size	285 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
Number of transistors	450 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 6500 BE and Xeon Gold 5320 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	2
Socket	AM2+	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 6500 BE and Xeon Gold 5320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon X2 6500 BE and Xeon Gold 5320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 6500 BE and Xeon Gold 5320 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 Athlon X2 6500 BE and Xeon Gold 5320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 6500 BE and Xeon Gold 5320.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	26
Threads	2	52
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

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