Xeon Gold 5520 vs Silver 4510

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4510 and Xeon Gold 5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	247	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	100.00	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	13.57	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$563	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4510 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	24	56
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4510 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	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4510 and Xeon Gold 5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, 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)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4510 and Xeon Gold 5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4510 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 Silver 4510 and Xeon Gold 5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4510 and Xeon Gold 5520.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2023	1 October 2023
Physical cores	12	28
Threads	24	56
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt

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