Atom x7835RE vs Xeon Gold 5420+
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5420+ outperforms Atom x7835RE by a whopping 593% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 89 | 1152 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | Amston Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 52.5 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | 4677 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4400 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 32EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | 9 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.75 | 5.45 |
| Recency | 10 January 2023 | 8 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 8 |
| Threads | 56 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 12 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5420+ has a 592.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.
Atom x7835RE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1608.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 5420+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x7835RE in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5420+ is a server/workstation processor while Atom x7835RE is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5420+ and Atom x7835RE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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