Xeon Gold 5420+ vs Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5420+ outperforms Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 by a whopping 21867% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3577 | 145 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 19.79 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Pentium 4-M | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 17.27 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | no data | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,848 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | no data | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 5420+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 5420+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 5420+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4400 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 5420+.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.15 | 32.95 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 28 |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 205 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5420+ has a 21866.7% higher aggregate performance score, 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 149.8% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5420+ is a server/workstation one.
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