Xeon Gold 5318S vs FX-8120

Primary details

Comparing FX-8120 and Xeon Gold 5318S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1382	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	3.14	no data
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	12 October 2011 (13 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8120 and Xeon Gold 5318S 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	8	48
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	87 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8120 and Xeon Gold 5318S 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	AM3+	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8120 and Xeon Gold 5318S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

FX-8120 and Xeon Gold 5318S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8120 and Xeon Gold 5318S are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8120 and Xeon Gold 5318S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8120 and Xeon Gold 5318S.

PCIe version	n/a	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 October 2011	6 April 2021
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	8	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	165 Watt

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