Xeon Gold 5120 vs i5-13500

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13500
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.02
+72.3%
Xeon Gold 5120
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.62

Core i5-13500 outperforms Xeon Gold 5120 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 5120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking283676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation64.315.04
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency29.1310.47
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$242$1,555

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13500 has 1176% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5120.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2028
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate154 MHzno data
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache80K (per core)896 KB
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)14 MB
L3 cache24 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography10 nm14 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
Socket1700FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 5120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 5120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 5120 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 5120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 770no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 5120.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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.

i5-13500 20.02
+72.3%
Xeon Gold 5120 11.62

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.

i5-13500 31794
+72.3%
Xeon Gold 5120 18454

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-13500 2427
+188%
Xeon Gold 5120 844

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-13500 12292
+108%
Xeon Gold 5120 5913

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.02 11.62
Recency 4 January 2023 11 July 2017
Threads 20 28
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

i5-13500 has a 72.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5120, on the other hand, has 40% more threads.

The Core i5-13500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5120 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-13500 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5120 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-13500 and Xeon Gold 5120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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