Xeon Gold 5520+ vs Gold 5515+

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5515+ and Xeon Gold 5520+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	407	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.85	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	9.24	no data
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099	$1,640

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5515+ 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	8 (Octa-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	16	56
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB (shared)	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5515+ 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	2	2
Socket	4677	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5515+ and Xeon Gold 5520+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5515+ and Xeon Gold 5520+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5515+ and Xeon Gold 5520+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5515+ and Xeon Gold 5520+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5515+ and Xeon Gold 5520+.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	28
Threads	16	56
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	205 Watt

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