Ryzen 7 7736U vs Xeon Gold 5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 7 7736U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	519
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	no data	88.45
Architecture codename	no data	Rembrandt-R (2023)
Release date	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 7 7736U 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	56	16
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	95 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 7 7736U 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	FCLGA4677	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 7 7736U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 7 7736U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 7 7736U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 7 7736U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 7 7736U.

PCIe version	5	4.0
PCI Express lanes	80	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	28	8
Threads	56	16
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	15 Watt

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