Xeon Platinum 9282 vs Core i5-8420

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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 Platinum
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	1 September 2018 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	no data	$14999

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	6	112
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	77 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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)	2
Socket	1151	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	no data	+
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	+
SIPP	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	281.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

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 Platinum 9282.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2018	2 April 2019
Physical cores	6	56
Threads	6	112
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

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