Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs Xeon Gold 5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5420 and M3 Max 14-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	226
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M3
Power efficiency	no data	27.88
Release date	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)	30 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5420 and M3 Max 14-Core 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	56	14
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.748 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.06 GHz
L3 cache	52.5 MB	no data
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	92000 Million
64 bit support	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5420 and M3 Max 14-Core 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.

Socket	FCLGA4677	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	78 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and M3 Max 14-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5420 and M3 Max 14-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and M3 Max 14-Core are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and M3 Max 14-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and M3 Max 14-Core.

PCIe version	5	no data
PCI Express lanes	80	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2023	30 October 2023
Physical cores	28	14
Threads	56	14
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	78 Watt

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