5 120UL vs Xeon Silver 4316
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 284 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
Power efficiency | 12.45 | no data |
Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
Release date | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
Threads | 40 | 12 |
Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL 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 | 2 | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA4189 | 1700 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL. 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 | + | + |
Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | no data |
SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2667 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL.
PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 64 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 6 April 2021 | 8 April 2024 |
Physical cores | 20 | 10 |
Threads | 40 | 12 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4316 has 100% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.
5 120UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4316 is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 120UL is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4316 and Core 5 120UL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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