Xeon Gold 5412U vs E5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5420 and Xeon Gold 5412U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2178	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.24	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$62	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5420 and Xeon Gold 5412U 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	no data	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	no data	48
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	45 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5420 and Xeon Gold 5412U 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	1
Socket	LGA771	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5420 and Xeon Gold 5412U. 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	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5420 and Xeon Gold 5412U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5420 and Xeon Gold 5412U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5420 and Xeon Gold 5412U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5420 and Xeon Gold 5412U.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Gold 5412U outperforms E5420 by 2503% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.31	34.10
Recency	1 October 2007	10 January 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	185 Watt

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