Xeon 6780E vs Gold 5520+

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5520+
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
34.84
Xeon 6780E
2024
144 cores / 144 threads, 330 Watt
49.35
+41.6%

Xeon 6780E outperforms Xeon Gold 5520+ by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.701.28
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.186.32
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameEmerald Rapids (2023)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)3 June 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,640$11,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5520+ has 1752% better value for money than Xeon 6780E.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5520+ and Xeon 6780E 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)144
Threads56144
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)4 MB (per module)
L3 cache52.5 MB (shared)108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 3 nm
Die size2x 763 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)85 °C85 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5520+ and Xeon 6780E 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 configuration22
Socket4677FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5520+ and Xeon 6780E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5520+ and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5520+ and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5520+ and Xeon 6780E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-6400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5520+ and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8088

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon Gold 5520+ 34.84
Xeon 6780E 49.35
+41.6%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 5520+ 61227
Samples: 1
Xeon 6780E 86734
+41.7%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.84 49.35
Recency 14 December 2023 3 June 2024
Physical cores 28 144
Threads 56 144
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 330 Watt

Xeon Gold 5520+ has 61% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6780E, on the other hand, has a 41.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 414.3% more physical cores and 157.1% more threads.

The Intel Xeon 6780E is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 5520+ in performance tests.

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