Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ and Intel Xeon Gold 6140 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 18
20 more threads: 56 vs 36
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3048 vs 2096
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 87824 vs 40331

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 18
Number of threads	56 vs 36
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3048 vs 2096
PassMark - CPU mark	87824 vs 40331

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 84
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 84
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3048

2096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

87824

40331

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	Intel Xeon Gold 6140
PassMark - Single thread mark	3048	2096
PassMark - CPU mark	87824	40331
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4230
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		32955

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Skylake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1848
Place in performance rating	67	66
Processor Number	5420+	6140
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84	91°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	28	18
Number of threads	56	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	48
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
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
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)