Xeon Platinum 8158 vs Gold 5120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Platinum 8158 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	16.38	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,555	$7,007
Current price	$379 (0.2x MSRP)	$5501 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Platinum 8158 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	28	24
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Platinum 8158 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)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Platinum 8158. 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	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Xeon Platinum 8158 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 Platinum 8158 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 Platinum 8158. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
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 Platinum 8158.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	25 April 2017
Physical cores	14	12
Threads	28	24
Cost	$1555	$7007
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	150 Watt

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