Xeon Gold 5420+ vs Core i9-10980XE

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Gold 5420+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	232	80
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.96	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	19 October 2019 (4 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$979	no data
Current price	$891 (0.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980XE 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	36	56
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980XE 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	2
Socket	FCLGA2066	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Gold 5420+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Gold 5420+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Gold 5420+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Gold 5420+.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 5420+ outperforms Core i9-10980XE by 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.22	37.24
Recency	19 October 2019	10 January 2023
Physical cores	18	28
Threads	36	56
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	205 Watt

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