Intel Xeon Gold 6142M vs Intel Xeon Gold 5320T

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6142M and Intel Xeon Gold 5320T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142M

Intel Xeon Gold 5320T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6142M

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5320T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 85°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
1429876.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB

Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 85°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	30 MB vs 22 MB L3 Cache
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6142M	Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q3'17	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	6142M	5320T
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1977
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB L3 Cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	20
Number of threads	32	40
L1 cache		1280 KB
L2 cache		20 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S4S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)