i5-1140G7 vs Xeon L5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2242	1129
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	2.56	36.03
Architecture codename	no data	Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7 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	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	no data	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	2 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	320 KB
L2 cache	no data	5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	8 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7 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	FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon L5420 and Core i5-1140G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.35	5.71
Recency	1 January 2008	2 September 2020
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt

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