Xeon W-11955M vs Gold 5320

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	182	442
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.39	58.85
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Tiger Lake
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$2078	$372

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-11955M has 189% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5320.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M 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	26 (Hexacosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	52	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	39 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon W-11955M.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	20

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. 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.

Gold 5320 outperforms W-11955M by 66% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	24.28	14.63
Recency	6 April 2021	11 May 2021
Physical cores	26	8
Threads	52	16
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	35 Watt

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