Xeon Gold 5420 vs X7350
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1227 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 3.59 | no data |
| Release date | 1 July 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420 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 | no data | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB L2 Cache | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 66 °C | 84 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.5V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420 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 | PGA604,PPGA604 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2007 | 1 January 2023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 205 Watt |
Xeon X7350 has 57.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X7350 and Xeon Gold 5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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