Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ vs Intel Core i5-3380M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3380M
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Core i5-3380M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ or Intel Core i5-3380M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i5-3380M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3380M was released in Q1/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) CPU group Intel Core i 3000M (29)
4 Generation 3
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Ivy Bridge H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ is 2.00 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-3380M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3380M is at 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Characteristic Intel Core i5-3380M
28 Cores 2
56 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Characteristic Intel Core i5-3380M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ or Intel Core i5-3380M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 281.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-3380M supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Characteristic Intel Core i5-3380M
DDR5-4400 Memory DDR3-1600
4096 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
281.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
52.50 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
80 PCIe lanes 16
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ is 205 W, while the Intel Core i5-3380M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Characteristic Intel Core i5-3380M
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ is manufactured in 10 nm and has 52.50 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-3380M is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Characteristic Intel Core i5-3380M
10 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 4677 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2013
1848 $ Release price 269 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
28C 56T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
750 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
28C 56T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1556 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
28C 56T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
632 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
28C 56T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1295 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.25 GHz
320 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
28C 56T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2932 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
28C 56T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
277 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ Intel Core i5-3380M
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