Intel Xeon Gold 5520+: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Xeon Gold 5520+ sales 14 December 2023 at a recommended price of $1,640. This is an Emerald Rapids architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 28 cores and 56 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 4677 processor with a TDP of 205 Watt and a maximum temperature of 85 °C. It supports DDR5 memory.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Server
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,640	of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	56
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared)	of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	10 nm	of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5520+ compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

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

AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
TSX	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5520+'s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon Gold 5520+.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon Gold 5520+. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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