Athlon 800 vs Xeon Gold 5120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and Athlon 800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	639	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.42	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Thunderbird (2000)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	June 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	no data
Current price	$379 (0.2x MSRP)	$81

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and Athlon 800 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	28	1
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	0.8 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	180 nm
Die size	no data	120 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	37 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Athlon 800 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	A
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Athlon 800. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Athlon 800 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 Athlon 800 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Athlon 800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR1
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Athlon 800.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	14	1
Threads	28	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

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