Xeon Gold 5220S vs Gold 5120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5220S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	639	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.97	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	$2,000
Current price	$392 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5220S 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	28	36
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	896 KB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	14 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	87 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5220S 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)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5220S. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5220S 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 5220S 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 5220S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Gold 5220S.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	2 April 2019
Physical cores	14	18
Threads	28	36
Cost	$1555	$2000
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt

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