Xeon Gold 5520 vs Opteron 856
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 856 and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Athens (2003−2006) | no data |
| Release date | April 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 856 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 856 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 configuration | 8 | no data |
| Socket | 940 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 92 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 856 and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Opteron 856 and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 856 and Xeon Gold 5520 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 856 and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 856 and Xeon Gold 5520.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 28 |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 92 Watt | 205 Watt |
Opteron 856 has 122.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 856 and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 856 and Xeon Gold 5520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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