Intel Xeon Gold 5320 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5320 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5320

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5320

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 4
44 more threads: 52 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 64 GB
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65892 vs 8226

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	26 vs 4
Number of threads	52 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65892 vs 8226

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
4.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2314 vs 2152

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2314 vs 2152

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5320
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2152

2314

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65892

8226

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152	2314
PassMark - CPU mark	65892	8226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14711

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$1792
Place in performance rating	284	276
Processor Number	5320	E3-1260LV5
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	1664 KB
L2 cache	26 MB
L3 cache	39 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	26	4
Number of threads	52	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support