Xeon Phi 7120P vs Gold 5120

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	870	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	10.50	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Knights Corner (2012−2014)
Release date	11 July 2017 (8 years ago)	17 June 2013 (12 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

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Phi 7120P 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)	61 (Henihexaconta-Core)
Threads	28	244
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.24 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.33 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	350 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	5,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Phi 7120P 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
Socket	FCLGA3647	PCIe x16
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Phi 7120P. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Phi 7120P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Phi 7120P 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 Xeon Phi 7120P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3, DDR4
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 Xeon Phi 7120P.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	17 June 2013
Physical cores	14	61
Threads	28	244
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	300 Watt

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