Xeon Gold 5520 vs Gold 6130H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6130H and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	232	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	16.89	no data
Release date	1 July 2018 (6 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6130H 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	32	56
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6130H 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.

Socket	no data	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6130H and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6130H and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6130H and Xeon Gold 5520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6130H and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6130H and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2018	1 October 2023
Physical cores	16	28
Threads	32	56
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	205 Watt

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