Xeon Gold 5420+ vs Athlon MP 2400+
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5420+ outperforms Athlon MP 2400+ by a whopping 13108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3423 | 145 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 19.77 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon MP | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.45 | 17.27 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | K7 (2000−2004) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 10 December 2002 (23 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $228 | $1,848 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon MP 2400+ and Xeon Gold 5420+ have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon MP 2400+ and Xeon Gold 5420+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 266 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 85 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon MP 2400+ and Xeon Gold 5420+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | no data | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and Xeon Gold 5420+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon MP 2400+ and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and Xeon Gold 5420+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and Xeon Gold 5420+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and Xeon Gold 5420+.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 33.02 |
| Recency | 10 December 2002 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 28 |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 205 Watt |
Athlon MP 2400+ has 241.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5420+, on the other hand, has a 13108% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 20 years, 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon MP 2400+ in performance tests.
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