Xeon 5120 vs E5-2697A v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon 5120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	533	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.72	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	8.86	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Woodcrest (2006)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,891	$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	no data	0 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	40 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon 5120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon 5120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon 5120 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon 5120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR2
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon 5120.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	65 Watt

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