Xeon Platinum 9282 vs i5-8420

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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)56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads6112
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)77 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)8
Socket1151Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
PowerNow-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels212
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s281.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2018 2 April 2019
Physical cores 6 56
Threads 6 112
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 400 Watt

i5-8420 has 515.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 9282, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 833.3% more physical cores and 1766.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8420 and Xeon Platinum 9282. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-8420 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 9282 is a server/workstation one.


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