Intel Xeon Gold 5320 Processor | 26 Cores 52 Threads 2.2GHz-3.4GHz | 39MB Cache PCIe 4.0 & DDR4-2933 Support for Mainstream Enterprise Servers

Specifications

Engineer's Note

Engineer's Note: The Intel Xeon Gold 5320 pairs 26 cores / 52 threads with a 2.20 GHz base clock that boosts to 3.40 GHz on demand and 39 MB of on-die cache, making it a drop-in candidate for latency-sensitive business applications. The 185 W thermal envelope keeps it inside standard server cooling budgets. Its FCLGA4189 socket means it slots into existing platforms without board redesign. Positioned as the workhorse tier of the Scalable family, balancing per-core speed and core density, it is built for sustained multi-user workloads.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. 2.20 GHz base / 3.40 GHz turbo: the frequency governor drops light threads onto boosted cores, so single-threaded paths (license checks, stored procedures, log processing) finish fast while background jobs keep the remaining cores saturated. The result is responsive interactive performance without sacrificing aggregate throughput.
2. Scalability to 2-socket systems: in multi-socket servers the processors share memory over a coherent interconnect (11.2 GT/s), letting a single OS instance use all cores and all RAM — the classic architecture for large relational databases and consolidation hosts.
3. 185 W TDP: the thermal envelope is sized for sustained all-core loads in multi-socket chassis, so the processor holds its rated clocks through long batch windows instead of throttling halfway through. It also keeps per-socket cooling and power costs predictable when you scale out — datacenter capacity planning runs on numbers like these.
4. FCLGA4189 platform compatibility: matching sockets across your fleet simplifies spares management — one processor SKU covers many chassis generations, and upgrades become a socket swap rather than a board replacement. That matters at 3 a.m. when a node needs to be back in service before morning.
5. 64 PCIe lanes (PCIe 4.0): the lane budget drives expansion. NVMe SSDs, 25/100GbE NICs, and GPU accelerators each consume 8–16 lanes, and this processor keeps enough lanes free to build a storage-dense or GPU-accelerated node without a PCIe switch — saving cost and a hop of latency.

Why These Specs Matter

If your roadmap includes latency-sensitive business applications, the Intel Xeon Gold 5320 turns architectural decisions into predictable outcomes. Its 26-core layout sizes the node for expected concurrency, the 3.40 GHz turbo headroom keeps interactive paths responsive, and 6 TB of addressable memory gives the platform room to grow. Every unit passes functional testing before shipment, and our bulk-pricing desk keeps multi-socket refresh projects inside budget.

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