i3-8020T vs Xeon Gold 5120

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	870	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	10.50	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	11 July 2017 (8 years ago)	no data
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 i3-8020T 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	28	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-8020T 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-8020T. 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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-8020T 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 Core i3-8020T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-8020T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i3-8020T.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

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