Xeon Gold 6530 vs 5120

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon 5120
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.48
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
41.26
+8496%

Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms Xeon 5120 by a whopping 8496% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5120 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking291159
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.60
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.7014.46
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 5120 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.87 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache0 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage rangeB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5120 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 configuration12
SocketLGA771FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5120 and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon 5120 and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5120 and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5120 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5120 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon 5120 0.48
Xeon Gold 6530 41.26
+8496%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon 5120 763
Xeon Gold 6530 65533
+8489%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.48 41.26
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 270 Watt

Xeon 5120 has 315.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has a 8495.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5120 in performance tests.


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