Xeon Gold 5120 vs E5-2670 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.87
Xeon Gold 5120
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.83
+33.4%

Xeon Gold 5120 outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v3 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking876678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.925.26
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency6.7410.27
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$1,555

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5120 has 174% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2428
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2322
L1 cache64K (per core)896 KB
L2 cache3 MB14 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C81 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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 E5-2670 v3 8.87
Xeon Gold 5120 11.83
+33.4%

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 E5-2670 v3 13576
Xeon Gold 5120 18111
+33.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.87 11.83
Recency 8 September 2014 11 July 2017
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 24 28
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120 has a 33.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2670 v3 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Gold 5120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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