A4-5000 vs Xeon Gold 5120T

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120T
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.84
+1293%

Xeon Gold 5120T outperforms A4-5000 by a whopping 1293% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6802581
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.69no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD A-Series
Power efficiency10.285.17
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,727no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads284
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache896 KBno data
L2 cache14 MB2048 KB
L3 cache19.25 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FT3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-51286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels61
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8330
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and A4-5000.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 5120T 11.84
+1293%
A4-5000 0.85

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 5120T 18127
+1298%
A4-5000 1297

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.84 0.85
Recency 11 July 2017 23 May 2013
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120T has a 1292.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A4-5000, on the other hand, has 600% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5120T is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120T is a server/workstation processor while A4-5000 is a notebook one.


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