EPYC 7203P vs Xeon Gold 5420
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5420 and EPYC 7203P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | no data | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 5 September 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $348 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5420 and EPYC 7203P 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 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 52.5 MB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 84 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,300 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5420 and EPYC 7203P 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and EPYC 7203P. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5420 and EPYC 7203P 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 EPYC 7203P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| 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 EPYC 7203P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4400 | DDR4 |
| 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 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and EPYC 7203P.
| PCIe version | 5 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2023 | 5 September 2023 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 8 |
| Threads | 56 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 120 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5420 has 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.
EPYC 7203P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 70.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5420 and EPYC 7203P. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5420 and EPYC 7203P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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