Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
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
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 84 vs 82°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 94% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3255 vs 2190
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91859 vs 49692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs July 2017
Number of cores	28 vs 18
Number of threads	56 vs 36
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84 vs 82°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared) vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3255 vs 2190
PassMark - CPU mark	91859 vs 49692

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

337042.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3255

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

91859

49692

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	3255	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	91859	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Skylake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1848
Place in performance rating	29	24
Processor Number	5420+	6154
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared)	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	28	18
Number of threads	56	36
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
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	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)