A4-7210 vs Xeon Gold 5120

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
10.32
+986%

Xeon Gold 5120 outperforms A4-7210 by a whopping 986% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8412678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.05no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD A-Series
Power efficiency4.151.61
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date11 July 2017 (8 years ago)7 May 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and A4-7210 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads284
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache896 KBno data
L2 cache14 MB2048 KB
L3 cache19.25 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and A4-7210 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A4-7210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and A4-7210 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 Gold 5120 and A4-7210 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A4-7210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels61
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5120 and A4-7210 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A4-7210 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and A4-7210.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

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.

Xeon Gold 5120 10.32
+986%
A4-7210 0.95

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.

Xeon Gold 5120 18132
+986%
Samples: 25
A4-7210 1669
Samples: 143

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.

Xeon Gold 5120 844
+310%
A4-7210 206

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.

Xeon Gold 5120 5913
+1022%
A4-7210 527

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.32 0.95
Recency 11 July 2017 7 May 2015
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 12 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120 has a 986.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A4-7210, on the other hand, has 775% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-7210 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120 is a server/workstation processor while A4-7210 is a notebook one.

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