Xeon Gold 5520+ vs Gold 5320

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 5520+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking219not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.09no data
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,640

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5320 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 cores26 (Hexacosa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads5256
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache39 MB (shared)52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5320 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA41894677
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 5520+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 5520+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5320 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 Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 5520+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 5520+.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes6480

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 April 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 26 28
Threads 52 56
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Gold 5320 has 10.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5520+, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 7.7% more physical cores and 7.7% more threads.

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