Intel® Xeon® Gold Processors
With support for higher memory speeds, enhanced memory capacity, and up-to four-socket scalability, Intel® Xeon® Gold 6300 and 5300 processors deliver improved performance, enhanced memory capabilities, 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, they are suitable for an expanded range of workloads.
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Intel® Xeon® Gold Processors

3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
The Intel® Xeon® Gold processors deliver improved 4 socket performance, built-in workload acceleration, advanced security technologies for cloud and network workloads.
Features and Benefits
Only Data Center CPU with Built-in AI Acceleration
3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors are the only data center CPU with built-in AI acceleration, supported by end-to-end data science tools, and a vast ecosystem of smart solutions.
Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory
A new foundation for performance begins with support for Intel’s breakthrough Intel Optane persistent memory, delivering up-to 36TB of system-level memory capacity when combine with traditional DRAM, helping to transform critical data workloads–from cloud and databases, to In-memory analytics, and content delivery networks, now supported by select Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors.
Advanced Security Technologies
3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors include Intel® SGX, which protects data and application code in real time from the edge to the data center and multi-tenant public cloud, enabling enhanced collaboration (for example for federated learning in AI) using shared data-without compromising privacy.
Related Technologies
Intel® Speed Select Technology (Intel® SST)
A collection of configurable processor features, Intel® Speed Select Technology (Intel® SST), enables the optimization of processing resources to enhance workload performance, increase utilization, and can help optimize TCO.
Intel® Crypto Acceleration
Increases the performance of encryption-intensive workloads including SSL web serving, 5G infrastructure, VPN/firewalls and reduces the performance impact of pervasive encryption.
Intel® Infrastructure Management Technologies (Intel® IMT)
A framework for resource management, Intel® Infrastructure Management Technologies (Intel® IMT), combines multiple Intel capabilities that support platform-level detection, reporting, and configuration. This hardware-enhanced monitoring, management, and control of resources can help enable greater data center resource efficiency and utilization.
Benchmarks for Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
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Intel® Select Solutions
Take the fastest path to workload optimized configurations on the Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor platform. Go from selection to procurement to installation quickly and efficiently with infrastructure tuned for balanced performance with enhanced security and reliability. An Intel® Select Solution is a workload-optimized configuration verified for performance on Intel® architecture platforms based on Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. Developed by Intel in collaboration with a growing number of leading industry ISV partners and available through our OEM partners.