Xeon Gold 5420 vs i7-960

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1867	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.54	no data
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	no data
Release date	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-960 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	4 (Quad-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	8	56
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	84 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-960 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	24 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 5420.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 October 2009	1 January 2023
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	8	56
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

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