Xeon Gold 5520+ vs 5150

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2957	86
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.56	73.04
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.81	17.82
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	$1,640

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5520+ has 2753% better value for money than Xeon 5150.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5150 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	2 (Dual-core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	2	56
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5150 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	1	2
Socket	LGA771	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5150 and Xeon Gold 5520+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5150 and Xeon Gold 5520+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5150 and Xeon Gold 5520+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5150 and Xeon Gold 5520+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5150 and Xeon Gold 5520+.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.55	38.17
Physical cores	2	28
Threads	2	56
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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