Xeon Gold 5520 vs L5506

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5506 and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1697	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.96	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	no data
Release date	March 2009 (15 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	no data
Current price	$131 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5506 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	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	4	56
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5506 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5506 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	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon L5506 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 L5506 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 L5506 and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	144 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	4	56
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	205 Watt

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