Xeon Silver 4214R vs Gold 5120T

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120T
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.41
Xeon Silver 4214R
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 100 Watt
11.50
+0.8%

Xeon Silver 4214R outperforms Xeon Gold 5120T by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking692684
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.4025.51
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency10.2810.88
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,727$705

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214R has 480% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5120T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2224
L1 cache896 KB768 KB
L2 cache14 MB12 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °C79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 5120T 11.41
Xeon Silver 4214R 11.50
+0.8%

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 5120T 18127
Xeon Silver 4214R 18275
+0.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.41 11.50
Recency 11 July 2017 24 February 2020
Physical cores 14 12
Threads 28 24
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120T has 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4214R, on the other hand, has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5120T and Xeon Silver 4214R.


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