Xeon Gold 5520+ vs Silver 4516Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon Gold 5520+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,640

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4516Y 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	48	56
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4516Y 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	no data	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon Gold 5520+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon Gold 5520+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon Gold 5520+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
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 Silver 4516Y and Xeon Gold 5520+.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	24	28
Threads	48	56
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	205 Watt

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