Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs Intel Xeon E5520

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,882

Rank #287

vs
4,374

Rank #1,440

5,882
4,374

Xeon Platinum 8168 wins by 25.6% (Rank #287 vs #1440)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,444

Rank #598

vs
4,282

Rank #1,503

5,444
4,282

Xeon Platinum 8168 wins by 21.3% (Rank #598 vs #1503)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,539

Rank #149

vs
4,511

Rank #1,205

6,539
4,511

Xeon Platinum 8168 wins by 31% (Rank #149 vs #1205)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,842

Rank #123

vs
4,580

Rank #1,028

5,842
4,580

Xeon Platinum 8168 wins by 21.6% (Rank #123 vs #1028)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,034

Rank #116

vs
4,546

Rank #1,068

6,034
4,546

Xeon Platinum 8168 wins by 24.7% (Rank #116 vs #1068)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,019

Rank #99

vs
4,568

Rank #1,055

6,019
4,568

Xeon Platinum 8168 wins by 24.1% (Rank #99 vs #1055)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Platinum 8168 Xeon E5520 Diff
Cores
24
4
+83.3%
Threads
48
8
+83.3%
Base Frequency
2,700 MHz
2,260 MHz
+16.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,700 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
27x
17x
+37%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
24 MiB
0 MiB
+99%
L3 Cache
33 MiB
8 MiB
+76.9%
Memory Channels
6
3
+50%
Maximum Memory
768 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
119 GB/s
26 GB/s
+78.5%
PCIe Lanes --
12
Max CPUs
8
2
+75%
TDP (lower is better)
205 W
80 W
61% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Platinum 8168 Xeon E5520
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series 8000 --
Model Number 8168 E5520
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Gainestown
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-3647 FC-LGA8
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $5,890.00 --
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Xeon Platinum 8168
Intel
Xeon E5520
Intel

Family

Xeon Platinum 8168
Xeon
Xeon E5520
--

Series

Xeon Platinum 8168
8000
Xeon E5520
--

Model Number

Xeon Platinum 8168
8168
Xeon E5520
E5520

Microarchitecture

Xeon Platinum 8168
Skylake
Xeon E5520
--

Core Name

Xeon Platinum 8168
Skylake
Xeon E5520
Gainestown

Core Family

Xeon Platinum 8168
6
Xeon E5520
--

Socket

Xeon Platinum 8168
Socket P and LGA-3647
Xeon E5520
FCLGA1366

Package

Xeon Platinum 8168
FCLGA-3647
Xeon E5520
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Xeon Platinum 8168
Lewisburg
Xeon E5520
--

Memory Type

Xeon Platinum 8168
DDR4-2666
Xeon E5520
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Xeon Platinum 8168
Yes
Xeon E5520
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Platinum 8168
--
Xeon E5520
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Platinum 8168
--
Xeon E5520
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Market Segment

Xeon Platinum 8168
Server
Xeon E5520
Server

Release Price

Xeon Platinum 8168
$5,890.00
Xeon E5520
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Platinum 8168
--
Xeon E5520
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Platinum 8168 Xeon E5520
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 263 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon Platinum 8168
14 nm
Xeon E5520
45 nm

Die Area

Xeon Platinum 8168
--
Xeon E5520
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Platinum 8168
--
Xeon E5520
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon Platinum 8168
Intel
Xeon E5520
Intel

Technology

Xeon Platinum 8168
CMOS
Xeon E5520
--

Word Size

Xeon Platinum 8168
64-bit
Xeon E5520
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Platinum 8168
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5520
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Platinum 8168 Xeon E5520
GPU -- HD Graphics 620
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Xeon Platinum 8168
--
Xeon E5520
HD Graphics 620

GPU Designer

Xeon Platinum 8168
--
Xeon E5520
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Platinum 8168
--
Xeon E5520
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Platinum 8168 Xeon E5520
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64