Xeon Gold 5520 vs Phi 3120A
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Knights Corner (2012−2014) | no data |
| Release date | 17 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 3120A 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 cores | 57 (Heptapentaconta-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 228 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 350 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 3120A 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | PCIe x16 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 3120A 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 Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 5520.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 June 2013 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 57 | 28 |
| Threads | 228 | 56 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 205 Watt |
Xeon Phi 3120A has 103.6% more physical cores and 307.1% more threads.
Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 46.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 5520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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