5 120UL vs Xeon Gold 5318Y
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5318Y outperforms Core 5 120UL by a whopping 214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 366 | 1250 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 4.84 | 16.96 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (4 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core 5 120UL 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 87 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core 5 120UL 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core 5 120UL. 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 | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core 5 120UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core 5 120UL.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.79 | 5.99 |
| Recency | 6 April 2021 | 8 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 10 |
| Threads | 48 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5318Y has a 213.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 140% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
5 120UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 1000% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 5 120UL in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5318Y is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 120UL is a desktop one.
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