Xeon Gold 5520 vs Sempron X2 2200

Primary details

Comparing Sempron X2 2200 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	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Brisbane (2007−2008)	no data
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Sempron X2 2200 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	2 (Dual-core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	2	56
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	256 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	221 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Sempron X2 2200 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	2	no data
Socket	AM2	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron X2 2200 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

Sempron X2 2200 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 Sempron X2 2200 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 Sempron X2 2200 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 Sempron X2 2200 and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	28
Threads	2	56
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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