Xeon Gold 5403N vs i7-980X EE

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1469not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency2.79no data
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)no data
Release dateno data1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
L3 cacheno data22.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N 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.

SocketLGA-1366FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4000
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon Gold 5403N has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 13% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-980X EE and Xeon Gold 5403N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-980X EE is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5403N is a server/workstation one.


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