Ultra 7 258V vs Xeon Gold 5520

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data69.89
Architecture codenameno dataLunar Lake (2024)
Release date1 October 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads568
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache52.5 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA4677Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes804

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 28 8
Threads 56 8
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon Gold 5520 has 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

Ultra 7 258V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 1105.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5520 and Core Ultra 7 258V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 258V is a notebook one.


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