Xeon Gold 5420+ vs E7-4860 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4860 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	95
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	59.43
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	16.91
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,848

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4860 v2 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	24	56
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4860 v2 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	4	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4860 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4860 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4860 v2 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 Xeon E7-4860 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4860 v2 and Xeon Gold 5420+.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	10 January 2023
Physical cores	12	28
Threads	24	56
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

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