Xeon Gold 5520 vs i5-9300HF

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9300HF and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1287not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency9.70no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)no data
Release date30 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9300HF 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s DMIno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache8 MB52.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9300HF 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9300HF and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-9300HF and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9300HF and Xeon Gold 5520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9300HF and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth41.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9300HF and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 April 2019 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 205 Watt

i5-9300HF has 355.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-9300HF and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-9300HF is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation one.


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