i7-2670QM vs Xeon Gold 5120

Place in the ranking	667	1760
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.48	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	$378

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM 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	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	22	22
L1 cache	896 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	216 mm²
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM 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	FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM. 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® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 5120 11.77
+384%

i7-2670QM 2.43

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.

Xeon Gold 5120 18111
+385%

i7-2670QM 3737

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.77	2.43
Recency	11 July 2017	12 October 2011
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120 has a 384.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

i7-2670QM, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2670QM in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-2670QM is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5120 and Core i7-2670QM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.