Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Xeon Gold 5520

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5520 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated388
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.13
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data14.95
Architecture codenameno dataVermeer (2020−2024)
Release date1 October 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5520 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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)
Threads5616
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache52.5 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,850 million
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5520 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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
SocketFCLGA4677AM4
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5520 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. 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-+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5520 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
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 Ryzen 7 5700X3D are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5520 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR4
Maximum memory size4 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 5520 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes8020

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 28 8
Threads 56 16
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 105 Watt

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

Ryzen 7 5700X3D, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 95.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5520 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a desktop one.


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