Xeon Gold 5320T vs L5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5420 and Xeon Gold 5320T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2139	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.27	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$88	$4137

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 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	no data	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	no data	40
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	86 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	86 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 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	no data	2
Socket	LGA771	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon Gold 5320T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon L5420 and Xeon Gold 5320T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon Gold 5320T are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon Gold 5320T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon Gold 5320T.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2008	6 April 2021
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	150 Watt

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