Ultra 5 245K vs Xeon Gold 5420

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated174
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data78.80
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data21.00
Architecture codenameno dataArrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 January 2023 (1 year ago)24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads5614
Base clock speed2 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data159 MHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data3 MB (per core)
L3 cache52.5 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA46771851
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes8020

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2023 24 October 2024
Physical cores 28 14
Threads 56 14
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Gold 5420 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ultra 5 245K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 64% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 5 245K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5420 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 245K is a desktop one.


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