EPYC 9274F vs Xeon Gold 5120

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.62
EPYC 9274F
2022
24 cores / 48 threads, 320 Watt
46.32
+299%

EPYC 9274F outperforms Xeon Gold 5120 by a whopping 299% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 9274F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking67543
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.0112.71
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Power efficiency10.4713.70
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555$3,060

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9274F has 154% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5120.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 9274F 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2848
Base clock speed2.2 GHz4.05 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier2240.5
L1 cache896 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache14 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data8x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 9274F 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
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 9274F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 9274F 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 EPYC 9274F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 9274F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size768 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 9274F.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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 11.62
EPYC 9274F 46.32
+299%

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 18454
EPYC 9274F 73582
+299%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.62 46.32
Recency 11 July 2017 10 November 2022
Physical cores 14 24
Threads 28 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 320 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120 has 204.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9274F, on the other hand, has a 298.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 71.4% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9274F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5120 in performance tests.


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