Xeon Gold 5403N vs i7-5950HQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1231not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.43no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency9.89no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-H (2015)no data
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$623no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size182 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1364FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro Graphics 6200no data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe version3.04
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2015 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 115 Watt

i7-5950HQ has 144.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5403N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-5950HQ and Xeon Gold 5403N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-5950HQ is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5403N is a server/workstation one.


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