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Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5120 vs HP Intel Core i9-7940X

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 21identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel Xeon Gold 5120:Intel® Xeon® Gold
    • Intel Core i9-7940X:Intel® Core™ i9 X-series
  • Processor model
    • Intel Xeon Gold 5120:5120
    • Intel Core i9-7940X:i9-7940X
  • Processor base frequency
    • Intel Xeon Gold 5120:2.2 GHz
    • Intel Core i9-7940X:3.1 GHz
  • Processor socket
    • Intel Xeon Gold 5120:LGA 3647 (Socket P)
    • Intel Core i9-7940X:LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Intel Xeon Gold 5120:3.2 GHz
    • Intel Core i9-7940X:4.3 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Intel Xeon Gold 5120:105 W
    • Intel Core i9-7940X:165 W
  • Maximum internal memory supported by processor
    • Intel Xeon Gold 5120:768 GB
    • Intel Core i9-7940X:128 GB
  • Memory clock speeds supported by processor
    • Intel Xeon Gold 5120:2400 MHz
    • Intel Core i9-7940X:2666 MHz

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Comparison of Intel Xeon Gold 5120, Intel Core i9-7940X
56 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® GoldIntel® Core™ i9 X-series
Processor generationDiffers1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable7th gen Intel® Core™ i9
Processor modelDiffers5120i9-7940X
Processor base frequencyDiffers2.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor socketDiffersLGA 3647 (Socket P)LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GT/s
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs105 W165 W
Bus typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDMI3
Processor codenameKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSkylake
Memory4 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers768 GB128 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory channelsDiffersHexa-channelQuad-channel
ECCDiffersYesNo
Features3 differ
Market segmentDiffersServerDesktop
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers4844
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express CEM revisionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
ScalabilityDiffersS4S1S
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2017X
Processor special features2 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Speed Shift TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
TjunctionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source102 °C
TcaseKnown for one81 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85423119Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CompatibilityKnown for one- PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerEdge M640 - PowerEdge MX740C - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge C6420 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge C4140 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge FC640 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge M640 VRTX - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge RUnknown — not stated by the source

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