Xeon Gold 6252N vs Core i5-8420

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8420 and Xeon Gold 6252N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2018 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$4,259

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8420 and Xeon Gold 6252N 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	6	48
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8420 and Xeon Gold 6252N 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	1151	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Gold 6252N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Core i5-8420 and Xeon Gold 6252N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Gold 6252N are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Gold 6252N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 630

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Gold 6252N.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2018	2 April 2019
Physical cores	6	24
Threads	6	48
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

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