FX-7500 vs Xeon Gold 5120T

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120T
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.84
+464%

Xeon Gold 5120T outperforms FX-7500 by a whopping 464% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120T and FX-7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6801908
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.69no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency10.2810.08
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 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 FX-7500 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache896 KBno data
L2 cache14 MB4096 KB
L3 cache19.25 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120T and FX-7500 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
SocketFCLGA3647FP3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and FX-7500. 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, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
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 FX-7500 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 FX-7500 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 FX-7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5120T and FX-7500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and FX-7500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and FX-7500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes488

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
+464%
FX-7500 2.10

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
+465%
FX-7500 3209

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.84 2.10
Recency 11 July 2017 4 June 2014
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 19 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120T has a 463.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FX-7500, on the other hand, has 452.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5120T is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120T is a server/workstation processor while FX-7500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5120T and FX-7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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