Xeon Gold 5215 vs Gold 5120

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.62
+17.4%
Xeon Gold 5215
2019
10 cores / 20 threads, 85 Watt
9.90

Xeon Gold 5120 outperforms Xeon Gold 5215 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking676783
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.049.64
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency10.4711.02
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555$1,221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5215 has 91% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5120.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5215 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2820
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2225
L1 cache896 KB640 KB
L2 cache14 MB10 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB13.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °C77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5215 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)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5215. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5215 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5215 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5215.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 11.62
+17.4%
Xeon Gold 5215 9.90

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 18454
+17.4%
Xeon Gold 5215 15719

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 5120 844
Xeon Gold 5215 1155
+36.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 5120 5913
Xeon Gold 5215 6849
+15.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.62 9.90
Recency 11 July 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 14 10
Threads 28 20
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120 has a 17.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5215, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 23.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5215 in performance tests.


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