Intel Xeon E-2488 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2488 and Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E-2488

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2488

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 84
299593.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4409 vs 3084

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 84
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4409 vs 3084

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 8
40 more threads: 56 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88310 vs 32333

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 8
Number of threads	56 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared) vs 24 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	88310 vs 32333

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2488
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4409

3084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32333

88310

Name	Intel Xeon E-2488	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
PassMark - Single thread mark	4409	3084
PassMark - CPU mark	32333	88310

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2488	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$606	$1848
Place in performance rating	99	82
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5420+
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	52.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	84
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	28
Number of threads	16	56
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)