EPYC 9274F vs Xeon 5120
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 42 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 12.05 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.70 |
| Architecture codename | Woodcrest (2006) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | June 2006 (18 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | $3,060 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 40.5 |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 8x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 52,560 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | LGA771 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 320 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 320 Watt |
Xeon 5120 has 392.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9274F, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5120 and EPYC 9274F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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