Xeon Gold 5520 vs E3-1281 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1197	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.07	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 April 2014 (10 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$546	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1281 v3 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	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	8	56
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1281 v3 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	82 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon Gold 5520 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2014	1 October 2023
Threads	8	56
Power consumption (TDP)	82 Watt	205 Watt

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