i3-13100F vs Xeon Gold 5120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-13100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	675	835
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.09	53.78
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	10.42	14.95
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-13100F has 957% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5120.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-13100F 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	28	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-13100F 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-13100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-13100F 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 Gold 5120 and Core i3-13100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-13100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-13100F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.62	9.21
Recency	11 July 2017	4 January 2023
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	8
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	58 Watt

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