5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors for Network
Achieve more-manageable, efficient network deployments faster and easier.
Impressive Network Performance for More Efficient Deployments
Up to
1.51x
higher throughput with 5G Core User Plane Functions vs prior gen1.
Up to
3.73x
higher throughput on VPP IPSec (1420B) with integrated QAT accelerator2.
Up to
1.69x
higher connections/second on NGINX TLS 1.3 Webserver Handshake with integrated QAT accelerator vs prior gen3.
Up to
1.51x
higher throughput with 5G Core User Plane Functions vs prior gen1.
Up to
3.73x
higher throughput on VPP IPSec (1420B) with integrated QAT accelerator2.
Up to
1.69x
higher connections/second on NGINX TLS 1.3 Webserver Handshake with integrated QAT accelerator vs prior gen3.
5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors for Network
Maximize Network Performance and Connectivity
Meet the challenges of modern 5G Core and other networking workloads with 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors for the network and edge, offering built-in accelerators that boost compute performance, improved energy efficiency to advance sustainability goals, and upgraded security extensions to support confidential computing environments.
High Performance and Energy Efficiency to Meet Rising Network Demand
Optimized for 5G and networking use cases from edge to cloud, 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors can enable communications service and network security providers to maximize performance with power efficiency and advance sustainability goals.
Deploy at the network with accelerators and trust built in
5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors unlock new opportunities. Improve performance and security for the most demanding network workloads while lowering TCO.
5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors for Networking
SKUA |
Processor Cores |
Base Frequency (GHz)D |
All-Core Turbo (GHz) |
Max Turbo (GHz) |
Cache (MB) |
TDP (Watts) |
Maximum Scalability |
DDR5 Memory Speed |
Intel® UPI Links Enabled |
Default Intel® DSA Devices |
Default Intel® IAA Devices |
Default Intel® QA Devices |
Default Intel® DLB Devices |
Intel® SGX Enclave Capacity (per Processor) |
Long-Life AvailabilityB |
Intel® On Demand Capable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel® Xeon Platinum 8592+ processor |
64 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
320 |
350 |
2S |
5600 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
512GB |
No |
Yes |
Intel® Xeon Platinum 8570 processor |
56 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
300 |
350 |
2S |
5600 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
512GB |
No |
Yes |
Intel® Xeon® Gold 6548N processor |
32 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
60 |
250 |
2S |
5200 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
128GB |
Yes |
Yes |
Intel® Xeon® Gold 6538N processor |
32 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
60 |
205 |
2S |
5200 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
128GB |
Yes |
Yes |
Intel® UPI: Intel® Ultra Path Interconnect
Intel® DSA: Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator
Intel® QAT: Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® DLB: Intel® Dynamic Load Balancer
Intel® IAA: Intel® In-Memory Analytics Accelerator
Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families.
A. The frequency of cores and core types varies by workload, power consumption, and other factors. Visit https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/processors/core.html for more information.
B. Intel does not commit or guarantee product availability or software support by way of road map guidance. Intel reserves the right to change road maps or discontinue products, software, and software support services through standard EOL/PDN processes. Contact your Intel account rep for additional information.
For more information about Intel® On Demand, visit intel.com/ondemand.
For product specifications, please refer to ark.intel.com.
52 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
300 |
300 |
1S |
4800 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
512GB |
Intel® UPI: Intel® Ultra Path Interconnect
Intel® DSA: Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator
Intel® QAT: Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® DLB: Intel® Dynamic Load Balancer
Intel® IAA: Intel® In-Memory Analytics Accelerator
Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families.
All processors are lead free (per EU RoHS directive July 2006) and halogen free (residual amounts of halogens are below November 2007 proposed IPC/JEDEC J-STD-709 standards).
All processors support Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT-x, VT-d).
A. The frequency of cores and core types varies by workload, power consumption, and other factors. Visit intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/intel-turbo-boost-technology.html for more information.
B. Intel does not commit or guarantee product availability or software support by way of road map guidance. Intel reserves the right to change road maps or discontinue products, software, and software support services through standard EOL/PDN processes. Contact your Intel account rep for additional information.
For more information about Intel® On Demand, visit intel.com/ondemand.
For product specifications, please refer to ark.intel.com.
Learn more about Intel® Ethernet
In addition to 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, Intel offers a broad platform of advanced technologies, software, and hardware like Intel® Ethernet Network Adapters and Controllers to help customers achieve even better results.
Notices and Disclaimers
For more complete information about performance and benchmark results, visit intel.com/PerformanceIndex.
Product and Performance Information
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