Xeon Gold 5433N vs E5-2620 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon Gold 5433N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1432	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.40	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	4.65	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon Gold 5433N 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	12	40
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon Gold 5433N 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon Gold 5433N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon Gold 5433N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon Gold 5433N are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon Gold 5433N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Xeon Gold 5433N.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	10 January 2023
Physical cores	6	20
Threads	12	40
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	160 Watt

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