Xeon Gold 6252N vs i3-8120

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,259

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64K (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)24 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2018 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt

i3-8120 has 130.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6252N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-8120 and Xeon Gold 6252N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-8120 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6252N is a server/workstation one.


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