Xeon Gold 5420 vs D-1521

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1521 and Xeon Gold 5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1502	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.46	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	7.54	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	1 November 2015 (9 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1521 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	8	56
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	6 MB	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	84 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1521 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	FCBGA1667	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon Gold 5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1521 and Xeon Gold 5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon Gold 5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon Gold 5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1521 and Xeon Gold 5420.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	24	80
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 November 2015	1 January 2023
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	8	56
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	205 Watt

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