Intel Xeon Gold 5320T vs Intel Xeon E7540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5320T and Intel Xeon E7540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 5320T

Intel Xeon E7540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5320T

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 6
28 more threads: 40 vs 12
Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 45 nm
1747626.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	20 vs 6
Number of threads	40 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	30 MB vs 18 MB L3 Cache

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7540

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5320T	Intel Xeon E7540
PassMark - Single thread mark		911
PassMark - CPU mark		9409

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5320T	Intel Xeon E7540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Nehalem EX
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'10
Launch price (MSRP)	$1977
Place in performance rating	not rated	2009
Processor Number	5320T	E7540
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1280 KB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	18 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	2.27 GHz
Number of cores	20	6
Number of threads	40	12
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64
PCI Express revision	4.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)