Ultra 9 288V vs Xeon Gold 5420

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated623
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data39.47
Architecture codenameno dataLunar Lake (2024)
Release date1 January 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads568
Base clock speed2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache52.5 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature84 °C100 °C
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V 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
SocketFCLGA4677FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V. 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-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TB32 GB
Max memory channels82
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Arc Graphics 140V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes804
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 28 8
Threads 56 8
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 30 Watt

Xeon Gold 5420 has 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

Ultra 9 288V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 583.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5420 and Core Ultra 9 288V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5420 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 288V is a notebook one.


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