Intel Xeon Gold 5412U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5412U and Intel Xeon Gold 6421N processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5412U

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • 786432x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3119 vs 2978
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 45 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3119 vs 2978

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58797 vs 52557
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 58797 vs 52557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5412U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3119
2978
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
52557
58797
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5412U Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
PassMark - Single thread mark 3119 2978
PassMark - CPU mark 52557 58797

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5412U Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1113 $2368
Place in performance rating 199 191

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 1800 MHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 45 MB 60MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 81°C 85°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 24 32
Number of threads 48 64
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5-4400 MHz, Eight-channel

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported 4677 4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 185 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)