Xeon Gold 5520 vs i7-4910MQ

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4910MQ and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1427not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency7.92no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)no data
Release date20 January 2014 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$568no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4910MQ 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 speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4910MQ 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
SocketFCPGA946FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4910MQ 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+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-4910MQ and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4910MQ 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 i7-4910MQ and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4910MQ and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4910MQ and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4910MQ and Xeon Gold 5520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4910MQ and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version35.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 January 2014 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 205 Watt

i7-4910MQ has 336.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-4910MQ and Xeon Gold 5520. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-4910MQ is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5520 is a server/workstation one.


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