Xeon Gold 5520 vs i5-1038NG7

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1142not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Ice Lakeno data
Power efficiency18.88no data
Architecture codenameIce Lake-U (2019−2020)no data
Release date4 May 2020 (4 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1038NG7 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size123 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1038NG7 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
SocketFCBGA1344FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology+2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1038NG7 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 i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth58.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Plus Graphicsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 May 2020 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 205 Watt

i5-1038NG7 has 632.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-1038NG7 and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-1038NG7 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation one.


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