Xeon Gold 5420 vs i7-12700E

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700E and Xeon Gold 5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking316not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency26.93no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)no data
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)1 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700E 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads2056
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache25 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size215 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data84 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700E 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 configuration1no data
Socket1700FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700E and Xeon Gold 5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-12700E and Xeon Gold 5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700E and Xeon Gold 5420 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700E and Xeon Gold 5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 770no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700E and Xeon Gold 5420.

PCIe version5.05
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 28
Threads 20 56
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

i7-12700E has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5420, on the other hand, has 133.3% more physical cores and 180% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-12700E and Xeon Gold 5420. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-12700E is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5420 is a server/workstation one.


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