Xeon Gold 5520 vs i3-330M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-330M and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2753not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency1.73no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)no data
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330M 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)
Threads456
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA85 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-330M and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and Xeon Gold 5520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size8 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 28
Threads 4 56
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 205 Watt

i3-330M has 485.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 1300% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-330M and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-330M is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation one.


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