A10-7300 vs Xeon Gold 5120

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.83
+938%

Xeon Gold 5120 outperforms A10-7300 by a whopping 938% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6782393
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.25no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency10.275.47
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads284
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache896 KBno data
L2 cache14 MB4096 KB
L3 cache19.25 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FP3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-51286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 5120 11.83
+938%
A10-7300 1.14

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 5120 18111
+940%
A10-7300 1742

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.83 1.14
Recency 11 July 2017 4 June 2014
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 19 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120 has a 937.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A10-7300, on the other hand, has 452.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5120 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120 is a server/workstation processor while A10-7300 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5120 and A10-7300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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