Intel Xeon® Gold Processors (3rd Gen)
Intel® Xeon® Gold Processors (3rd Gen) offer support for high memory speeds and enhanced memory capacity. The Intel Xeon Gold processors deliver improved performance, advanced security technologies, and built-in workload acceleration. These processors are optimized for demanding mainstream data center, cloud compute, and network and storage workloads. With up to four-socket scalability, these devices are suitable for an expanded range of workloads.
Intel Xeon Gold Processors (3rd Gen) support up to 32 cores per processor and up to 8 memory channels at up to 3200MT/s. These devices also feature Intel SGX with standard SKUs supporting up to 64GB enclaves per processor.
Features
- Core count supported: 8 to 32
- Highest supported turbo frequency: 3.6GHz
- Highest supported base frequency: 3.6GHz
- Number of CPU sockets supported: Up to 2
- Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) and Intel UPI speed: 3 UPI at 11.2GT/s
- Highest memory speed support (DDR4): 3200MT/s
- Highest memory capacity supported per socket: 6TB
- Intel Optane™ Persistent Memory 200 Series Module support
- PCI Express Gen 4 (64 lanes per socket)
- Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
- Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel®HT Technology)
- Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) with Vector Neural Network Instructions (VNNI)
- Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel AVX-512): 2 FMA
- Intel QuickAssist Technology is supported in select Intel C620 series chipsets and discrete PCIe cards
- Support for Intel Optane™ SSDs and Intel SSDs (3D NAND)
- Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) capability: Advanced
- Intel Speed Select Technology (Intel SST) featuring Performance Profile 2.0 (Intel SST-PP) supported
- Intel Speed Select Technology (Intel SST) featuring Intel SST Base Frequency (SST-BF), Intel SST Core Power (SST-CP), and Intel SST Turbo Frequency (SST-TF) capabilities
- Intel Infrastructure Management Technologies (Intel IMT)
- Intel Resource Director Technology (Intel RDT)
- Intel Volume Management Device (Intel VMD)
- Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)
- Intel Speed Shift Technology
- Intel Node Manager 4.0
- Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)
- Standard Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) enclave capacity supported
- Intel Crypto Acceleration
- Intel Total Memory Encryption (Intel TME)
- Intel Platform Firmware Resilience (Intel PFR)
- Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel AVX-512)
- Intel Key Protection Technology (Intel KPT) with Integrated Intel QAT
- Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT)
- Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT) with One-Touch Activation (OTA)
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Published: 2021-05-10
| Updated: 2026-09-01
