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.

 

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 2092
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)

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