Xeon Gold 5512U vs Gold 6250L
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 80 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 97.62 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.44 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,230 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 | 3.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 52.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 89 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 4.5 TB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2020 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 28 |
| Threads | 16 | 56 |
Xeon Gold 5512U has an age advantage of 3 years, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Gold 5512U. We've got no test results to judge.
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