Xeon Gold 5512U vs Pentium N3520

Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75
Xeon Gold 5512U
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 185 Watt
39.44
+5159%

Xeon Gold 5512U outperforms Pentium N3520 by a whopping 5159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking268179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data96.53
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.1219.44
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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)
Threads456
Base clock speed2.17 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache224 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Smart Connect+no data
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size8 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesN/A
Graphics max frequency854 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes480
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium N3520 0.75
Xeon Gold 5512U 39.44
+5159%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium N3520 1146
Xeon Gold 5512U 60365
+5167%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 39.44
Recency 1 December 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 4 56
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 185 Watt

Pentium N3520 has 2542.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5512U, on the other hand, has a 5158.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5512U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3520 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5512U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3520 and Xeon Gold 5512U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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