Xeon Gold 5403N vs Pentium A1018

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1018 and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2638	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	2.06	no data
Release date	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1018 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L3 cache	1 MB Intel® Smart Cache	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1018 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCPGA988	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium A1018 and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	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	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1018 and Xeon Gold 5403N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe version	2.0	4
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2013	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	24
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	115 Watt

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