Xeon Silver 4216 vs 5120

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon 5120
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.48
Xeon Silver 4216
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 100 Watt
13.07
+2623%

Xeon Silver 4216 outperforms Xeon 5120 by a whopping 2623% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5120 and Xeon Silver 4216 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2911582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.28
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency0.7012.37
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45$1,002

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 5120 and Xeon Silver 4216 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.87 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache0 KB1 MB
L2 cache4 MB16 MB
L3 cache0 KB22 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature65 °C79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage rangeB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5120 and Xeon Silver 4216 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 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA771FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5120 and Xeon Silver 4216. 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 Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon 5120 and Xeon Silver 4216 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5120 and Xeon Silver 4216 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 Silver 4216. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5120 and Xeon Silver 4216.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 Silver 4216 13.07
+2623%

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 Silver 4216 20756
+2620%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.48 13.07
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon 5120 has 53.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4216, on the other hand, has a 2622.9% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4216 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5120 in performance tests.


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