Xeon Gold 5420 vs Pentium J4205

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J4205 and Xeon Gold 5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2128	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	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	14.32	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	no data
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 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	4	56
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	84 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon Gold 5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Xeon Gold 5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon Gold 5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon Gold 5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 505	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Xeon Gold 5420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon Gold 5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon Gold 5420.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	6	80
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 August 2016	1 January 2023
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	4	56
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	205 Watt

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