Intel Xeon Gold 5520+: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Xeon Gold 5520+ sales 14 December 2023 at a recommended price of $1,640. This is an Emerald Rapids architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 28 cores and 56 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4000 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 4677 processor with a TDP of 205 Watt and a maximum temperature of 85 °C. It supports DDR5 memory.
Primary details
Xeon Gold 5520+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Emerald Rapids (2023) | |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,640 | of 17,906 (tray) (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | |
| Threads | 56 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | of 50 MHz (i486DX-50) |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | of 7475.2 KB (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | of 86016 KB (EPYC 9634) |
| L3 cache | 52.5 MB (shared) | of 1179648 KB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | of 0.18 µm (K6-2+/450ACZ) |
| Die size | 2x 763 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 85 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5520+ compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | 4677 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | of 400 Watt (EPYC 9684X) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by 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
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5520+'s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon Gold 5520+.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | of 128 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon Gold 5520+. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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Recommended GPUs
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