Xeon 5120 vs Gold 5120

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	683	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	10.27	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Woodcrest (2006)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	28	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.87 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	0 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	65 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon 5120. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	+

Security technologies

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

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

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

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

Memory specs

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

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon 5120.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	14	2
Threads	28	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

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