Xeon Gold 5520+ vs Ryzen Z2
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1031 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 26.17 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,640 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Z2 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 | 16 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 52.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 85 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Z2 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 and Xeon Gold 5520+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen Z2 and Xeon Gold 5520+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Z2 and Xeon Gold 5520+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 and Xeon Gold 5520+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z2 and Xeon Gold 5520+.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 28 |
| Threads | 16 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 205 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 632.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5520+, on the other hand, has 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen Z2 and Intel Xeon Gold 5520+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen Z2 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5520+ is a server/workstation one.
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