Core i7-1185G7 vs Xeon Gold 5120T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i7-1185G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	639	984
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Tiger Lake
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Tiger Lake-UP3
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	2 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,727	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i7-1185G7 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	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i7-1185G7 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	Socket P	BGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i7-1185G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i7-1185G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i7-1185G7 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i7-1185G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i7-1185G7.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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.

Xeon Gold 5120T outperforms Core i7-1185G7 by 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.72	6.74
Recency	11 July 2017	2 September 2020
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	28 Watt

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