Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8470

  • 24 more cores, run more applications at once: 52 vs 28
  • 48 more threads: 104 vs 56
  • Around 86% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 1947355.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3153 vs 3031
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 89850 vs 88735
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 52 vs 28
Number of threads 104 vs 56
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 105 MB vs 52.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3153 vs 3031
PassMark - CPU mark 89850 vs 88735

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 350 Watt
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt vs 350 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3153
3031
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
89850
88735
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
PassMark - Single thread mark 3153 3031
PassMark - CPU mark 89850 88735

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $9359 $1848
Place in performance rating 56 67
Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number 5420+
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2000 MHz 2.00 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 105 MB 52.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 4.10 GHz
Number of cores 52 28
Number of threads 104 56
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 84

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 2
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt 205 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 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)