Xeon Gold 6262 vs E5520

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5520
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.59
Xeon Gold 6262
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 135 Watt
13.74
+764%

Xeon Gold 6262 outperforms Xeon E5520 by a whopping 764% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5520 and Xeon Gold 6262 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2110542
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.58no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.889.63
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)no data
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)1 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$19no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5520 and Xeon Gold 6262 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed2.26 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C91 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5520 and Xeon Gold 6262 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA1366no data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5520 and Xeon Gold 6262. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5520 and Xeon Gold 6262 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5520 and Xeon Gold 6262 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5520 and Xeon Gold 6262. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size144 GB1 TB
Max memory channels36
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5520 and Xeon Gold 6262.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5520 1.59
Xeon Gold 6262 13.74
+764%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5520 2533
Xeon Gold 6262 21823
+762%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 13.74
Recency 30 March 2009 1 April 2019
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon E5520 has 68.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6262, on the other hand, has a 764.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6262 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5520 in performance tests.


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