Xeon Gold 6326 vs Gold 5320

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5320
2021
26 cores / 52 threads, 185 Watt
23.64
+6.5%
Xeon Gold 6326
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 185 Watt
22.20

Xeon Gold 5320 outperforms Xeon Gold 6326 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking219238
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.0911.36
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads5232
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache39 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °C78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326 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
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size6 TB6 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes6464

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.

Xeon Gold 5320 23.64
+6.5%
Xeon Gold 6326 22.20

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.

Xeon Gold 5320 37558
+6.5%
Xeon Gold 6326 35270

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.64 22.20
Physical cores 26 16
Threads 52 32

Xeon Gold 5320 has a 6.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 62.5% more physical cores and 62.5% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6326.


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