Xeon Gold 5403N vs X5355

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5355 and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2195	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Clovertown	no data
Release date	14 November 2006 (17 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$67	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5355 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.67 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	4 MB (per die)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	582 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5355 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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	LGA771,PLGA771	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5355 and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
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
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon X5355 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 X5355 and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5355 and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	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 X5355 and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe version	no data	4
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 November 2006	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	24
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt

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