Xeon Gold 5520 vs E5-2622 V3
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2622 V3 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 | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) | no data |
| Release date | 8 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2622 V3 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2622 V3 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 | 2011-3 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2622 V3 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2622 V3 and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2622 V3 and Xeon Gold 5520 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2622 V3 and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1866 | 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 Xeon E5-2622 V3 and Xeon Gold 5520.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 September 2014 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 28 |
| Threads | 16 | 56 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 205 Watt |
Xeon E5-2622 V3 has 141.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2622 V3 and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2622 V3 and Xeon Gold 5520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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