Xeon Gold 5512U vs E5-4603 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	80
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	97.85
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	19.44
Architecture codename	no data	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	8	56
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	6.4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB Intel® Smart Cache	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	89 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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	4	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

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 E5-4603 v2 and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	8	56
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

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