Xeon Gold 5512U vs Platinum 8593Q

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8593Q and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	79
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	97.62
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	19.43
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12,400	$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8593Q and Xeon Gold 5512U 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	128	56
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	320 MB (shared)	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	60 °C	89 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8593Q and Xeon Gold 5512U 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	385 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8593Q and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8593Q and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8593Q and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8593Q and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8593Q and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	64	28
Threads	128	56
Power consumption (TDP)	385 Watt	185 Watt

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