5 120 vs Xeon Platinum 8260L
Aggregate performance score
Core 5 120 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8260L by a whopping 325% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1864 | 701 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | 46.97 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.88 | 20.24 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (6 years ago) | 31 July 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $12,599 | $211 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Core 5 120 has 117325% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8260L.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8260L and Core 5 120 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 24 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8260L and Core 5 120 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260L and Core 5 120. 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8260L and Core 5 120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8260L and Core 5 120 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260L and Core 5 120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4.5 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260L and Core 5 120.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.89 | 12.27 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 31 July 2025 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 6 |
| Threads | 48 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8260L has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Core 5 120, on the other hand, has a 324.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 5 120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8260L is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 120 is a desktop one.
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