Xeon Gold 5420 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2645	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	9.59	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420 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	4 (Quad-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	4	56
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	84 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420 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	1	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon Gold 5420.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	4	80
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 May 2014	1 January 2023
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	4	56
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	205 Watt

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