Xeon Gold 5420+ vs E5-2630 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630 v2
2013
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
4.71
Xeon Gold 5420+
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
36.65
+678%

Xeon Gold 5420+ outperforms Xeon E5-2630 v2 by a whopping 678% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking127795
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6459.38
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.5716.92
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250$1,848

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5420+ has 1531% better value for money than Xeon E5-2630 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 v2 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads1256
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 v2 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA20114677
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+ are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4080

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 E5-2630 v2 4.71
Xeon Gold 5420+ 36.65
+678%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2630 v2 7477
Xeon Gold 5420+ 58209
+679%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.71 36.65
Recency 1 September 2013 10 January 2023
Physical cores 6 28
Threads 12 56
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 v2 has 156.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5420+, on the other hand, has a 678.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5420+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630 v2 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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