Xeon Gold 5320T vs Gold 6230

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Gold 5320T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	358	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	35.88	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,894	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Gold 5320T 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	40	40
Base clock speed	no data	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	86 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Gold 5320T 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	Socket P	4189
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Gold 5320T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Gold 5320T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Gold 5320T are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Gold 5320T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2993
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Gold 5320T.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	6 April 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	150 Watt

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