Xeon Gold 5512U vs Gold 5420+

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5420+
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
36.65
Xeon Gold 5512U
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 185 Watt
38.00
+3.7%

Xeon Gold 5512U outperforms Xeon Gold 5420+ by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation59.3897.62
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency16.9219.44
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,848$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5512U has 64% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5420+.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads5656
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache52.5 MB52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °C89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 configuration21
Socket4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8080

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.

Xeon Gold 5420+ 36.65
Xeon Gold 5512U 38.00
+3.7%

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.

Xeon Gold 5420+ 58209
Xeon Gold 5512U 60365
+3.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.65 38.00
Recency 10 January 2023 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon Gold 5512U has a 3.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 10.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5420+ and Xeon Gold 5512U.


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