Core 2 Duo T5900 vs Xeon Gold 5120

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	875	3262
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	10.50	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	11 July 2017 (8 years ago)	1 October 2008 (17 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 Core 2 Duo T5900 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	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Core 2 Duo T5900 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	2 MB

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core 2 Duo T5900. 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	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
AMT	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Core 2 Duo T5900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core 2 Duo T5900 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 Core 2 Duo T5900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core 2 Duo T5900.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.26	0.38
Recency	11 July 2017	1 October 2008
Physical cores	14	2
Threads	28	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	2 Watt

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