Itanium 9350 vs Xeon Gold 5120

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	897	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	4.18	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	11 July 2017 (8 years ago)	1 January 2010 (16 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

Basic parameters of Xeon Gold 5120 and Itanium 9350: 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	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.87 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	no data
L2 cache	14 MB	no data
L3 cache	19.25 MB	24 MB L3 Cache
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 Itanium 9350 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	FCLGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Itanium 9350. 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)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	50 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Itanium 9350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Itanium 9350 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 Itanium 9350. 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 Itanium 9350.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	1 January 2010
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	185 Watt