Atom Z2560 vs Xeon Gold 5120
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5120 outperforms Atom Z2560 by a whopping 4848% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 897 | 3500 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.06 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.18 | 2.95 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Clovertrail (2013) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 27 February 2013 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,555 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5120 and Atom Z2560 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 28 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 896 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 14 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Atom Z2560 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 | FC-MB4760 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Atom Z2560. 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 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Smart Idle | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5120 and Atom Z2560 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 Atom Z2560 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Atom Z2560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 8.5 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5120 and Atom Z2560 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Atom Z2560.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 2 |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.39 | 0.21 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 27 February 2013 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 2 |
| Threads | 28 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 3 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5120 has a 4848% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 129% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z2560, on the other hand, has 3400% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z2560 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120 is a server/workstation processor while Atom Z2560 is a notebook one.
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