Xeon Gold 5520 vs i7-5930K

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5930K and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1046not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.79no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency4.39no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-E (2014)no data
Release date1 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$613no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-5930K 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads1256
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache15 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature67 °C85 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5930K 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5930K and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-5930K and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5930K 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 i7-5930K and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5930K and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4080

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2014 1 October 2023
Physical cores 6 28
Threads 12 56
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 205 Watt

i7-5930K has 46.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-5930K and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-5930K is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation one.


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