Xeon Gold 5520 vs Apple M1
Primary details
Comparing M1 and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1206 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M1 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 16000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on M1 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.
| Socket | no data | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 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 | - | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
M1 and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and Xeon Gold 5520 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 and Xeon Gold 5520.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 28 |
| Threads | 8 | 56 |
Xeon Gold 5520 has an age advantage of 2 years, and 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.
We couldn't decide between M1 and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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