5 120U vs Xeon Gold 6250
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6250 outperforms Core 5 120U by a substantial 30% 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 | 784 | 1012 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Raptor Lake-U |
| Power efficiency | 2.68 | 25.43 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raptor Lake-U Refresh (2024) |
| Release date | 1 January 2020 (6 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U: 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 2 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 55 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 96 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 80 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Core 5 120U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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 | 11.74 | 9.04 |
| Recency | 1 January 2020 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6250 has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, and 33% more threads.
5 120U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 25% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 1133% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 5 120U in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6250 is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 120U is a notebook one.
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