Intel Xeon Gold 6530 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6530 and Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ 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 6530

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6530

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 84
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1198372.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 89882 vs 87824

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 84
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	160 MB (shared) vs 52.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	89882 vs 87824

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3048 vs 2857

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3048 vs 2857

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6530
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2857

3048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

89882

87824

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6530	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
PassMark - Single thread mark	2857	3048
PassMark - CPU mark	89882	87824

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6530	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$2128	$1848
Place in performance rating	78	70
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5420+
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	160 MB (shared)	52.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74°C
Maximum core temperature	91°C	84
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	32	28
Number of threads	64	56
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		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)