AMD EPYC 7763 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 5120
11.51

EPYC 7763 outperforms Xeon Gold 5120 by 383% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking60020
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money15.651.19
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Milan (2021)
Release date11 July 2017 (6 years old)15 March 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555$7,890
Current price$419 (0.3x MSRP)$13541 (1.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5120 has 1215% better value for money than EPYC 7763.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 7763 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads28128
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache896 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache14 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 7763 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647SP3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 7763 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 EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
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 EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and EPYC 7763.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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 11.51
EPYC 7763 55.57
+383%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Xeon Gold 5120 by 383% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 5120 17686
EPYC 7763 85354
+383%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Xeon Gold 5120 by 383% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.51 55.57
Recency 11 July 2017 15 March 2021
Physical cores 14 64
Threads 28 128
Cost $1555 $7890
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 280 Watt

The EPYC 7763 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5120 in performance tests.


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