Xeon E5-2620 vs Gold 5118

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5118
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
10.46
+214%
Xeon E5-2620
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.33

Xeon Gold 5118 outperforms Xeon E5-2620 by a whopping 214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-2620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7471586
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.141.73
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.433.32
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$36

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5118 has 197% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-2620 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data7.2 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data435 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C77 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-2620 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-2620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-2620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-2620 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-2620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB384 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s42.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Xeon E5-2620.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 Gold 5118 10.46
+214%
Xeon E5-2620 3.33

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 Gold 5118 16620
+214%
Xeon E5-2620 5293

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 5118 991
+145%
Xeon E5-2620 405

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 5118 6790
+246%
Xeon E5-2620 1963

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.46 3.33
Recency 11 July 2017 6 March 2012
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon Gold 5118 has a 214.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2620, on the other hand, has 10.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5118 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 in performance tests.


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