Product comparison · 2 cpus

Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5423N vs Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H

65specifications compared
26differ
39identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5423N has 0.2 GHz more processor base frequency than the Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H (2.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz). The Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has 40 more processor cores than the Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5423N (60 vs 20). The Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has 80 more processor threads than the Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5423N (120 vs 40). Only the Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Supported. Only the Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency (Intel® SST-BF).

Processor family
- Intel Xeon Gold 5423N:Intel® Xeon®
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H:Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Processor model
- Intel Xeon Gold 5423N:5423N
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H:8490H
Processor base frequency
- Intel Xeon Gold 5423N:2.1 GHz
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H:1.9 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Xeon Gold 5423N:20
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H:60
Processor threads
- Intel Xeon Gold 5423N:40
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H:120
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Xeon Gold 5423N:4 GHz
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H:3.5 GHz
Processor cache
- Intel Xeon Gold 5423N:37.5 MB
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H:112.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Xeon Gold 5423N:145 W
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H:350 W

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Comparison of Intel Xeon Gold 5423N, Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
73 specifications	A Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5423N View product	B Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H View product
Processor10 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon®	Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Processor generation	Intel Xeon Scalable 4th Gen	Intel Xeon Scalable 4th Gen
Processor modelDiffers	5423N	8490H
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	20	60
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Package type	Tray	Tray
Processor threadsDiffers	40	120
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
High priority coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
High priority core frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GHz
Low priority coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44
Low priority core frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	37.5 MB	112.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	145 W	350 W
SteppingDiffers	U1	E5
Processor codename	Sapphire Rapids	Sapphire Rapids
Processor ARK IDDiffers	234916	231747
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	4 TB	6 TB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels	Octa-channel	Octa-channel
ECC	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card	No	No
On-board graphics card	No	No
On-board graphics card model	Not available	Not available
Discrete graphics card model	Not available	Not available
Features4 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Market segment	Server	Server
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	48	80
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	4.0	5.0
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2, AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512	AMX, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512
ScalabilityDiffers	1S	S8S
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions	Yes	Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption	Yes	Yes
Intel® Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Crypto Acceleration	Yes	Yes
Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support	Yes	Yes
Maximum Enclave Size Support for Intel® SGXDiffers	128 GB	512 GB
AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) units	2	2
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)	Yes	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Boot Guard	Yes	Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU	Yes	Yes
Intel® OS Guard	Yes	Yes
Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory SupportedDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Run Sure Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency (Intel® SST-BF)Differs	No	Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)	Yes	Yes
Intel® QuickAssist Software Acceleration	Yes	Yes
Intel® On Demand Feature Activation	Yes	Yes
Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT)Differs	0 default devices	4 default devices
Intel® Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB)Differs	0 default devices	4 default devices
Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA)Differs	1 default devices	4 default devices
Intel® In-memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA)Differs	0 default devices	4 default devices
Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Speed Select technology - Performance Profile (Intel® SST-PP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
DTS MaxDiffers	97 °C	96 °C
TcaseDiffers	83 °C	79 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package size	77.5 x 56.5 mm	77.5 x 56.5 mm
Other features1 differ
CompatibilityDiffers	PowerEdge XR5610 PowerEdge XR8610t PowerEdge XR8620t	PowerEdge R860 PowerEdge R960

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