Intel Core i9-9920X vs Intel Xeon L5520

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,303

Rank #148

vs
3,997

Rank #1,891

6,303
3,997

Core i9-9920X wins by 36.6% (Rank #148 vs #1891)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,218

Rank #197

vs
3,738

Rank #1,922

6,218
3,738

Core i9-9920X wins by 39.9% (Rank #197 vs #1922)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,430

Rank #166

vs
4,386

Rank #1,488

6,430
4,386

Core i9-9920X wins by 31.8% (Rank #166 vs #1488)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,330

Rank #225

vs
4,564

Rank #1,098

5,330
4,564

Core i9-9920X wins by 14.4% (Rank #225 vs #1098)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,465

Rank #208

vs
4,534

Rank #1,134

5,465
4,534

Core i9-9920X wins by 17% (Rank #208 vs #1134)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,493

Rank #191

vs
4,549

Rank #1,110

5,493
4,549

Core i9-9920X wins by 17.2% (Rank #191 vs #1110)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-9920X Xeon L5520 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
2,260 MHz
+35.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
35x
17x
+51.4%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+98%
L3 Cache
19 MiB
8 MiB
+60.4%
Memory Channels
4
3
+25%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes
44
16
+63.6%
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
60 W
63.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-9920X Xeon L5520
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-9000 --
Model Number i9-9920X L5520
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake X Refresh Gainestown
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-2066 FC-LGA8
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $1,189.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-9920X
Intel
Xeon L5520
Intel

Family

Core i9-9920X
Core
Xeon L5520
--

Series

Core i9-9920X
i9-9000
Xeon L5520
--

Model Number

Core i9-9920X
i9-9920X
Xeon L5520
L5520

Microarchitecture

Core i9-9920X
Skylake
Xeon L5520
--

Core Name

Core i9-9920X
Skylake X Refresh
Xeon L5520
Gainestown

Core Family

Core i9-9920X
6
Xeon L5520
--

Socket

Core i9-9920X
Socket
Xeon L5520
FCLGA1366

Package

Core i9-9920X
FCLGA-2066
Xeon L5520
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Core i9-9920X
Lewisburg
Xeon L5520
--

Memory Type

Core i9-9920X
DDR4-2666
Xeon L5520
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Core i9-9920X
No
Xeon L5520
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i9-9920X
3.0
Xeon L5520
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-9920X
x16, x8, x4
Xeon L5520
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core i9-9920X
Desktop
Xeon L5520
Server

Release Price

Core i9-9920X
$1,189.00
Xeon L5520
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-9920X
No
Xeon L5520
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-9920X Xeon L5520
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-9920X
14 nm
Xeon L5520
45 nm

Die Area

Core i9-9920X
484 mm²
Xeon L5520
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-9920X
--
Xeon L5520
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i9-9920X
Intel
Xeon L5520
Intel

Technology

Core i9-9920X
CMOS
Xeon L5520
--

Word Size

Core i9-9920X
64-bit
Xeon L5520
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-9920X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon L5520
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-9920X Xeon L5520
GPU -- HD Graphics 4000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1200 MHz

GPU

Core i9-9920X
--
Xeon L5520
HD Graphics 4000

GPU Designer

Core i9-9920X
--
Xeon L5520
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-9920X
--
Xeon L5520
1200 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-9920X Xeon L5520
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64