Intel Xeon Gold 5120 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5120 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 79°C
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30644 vs 26403
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3452 vs 3364
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 81°C vs 79°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 30644 vs 26403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3452 vs 3364

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1906 vs 1761
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 25358 vs 24230
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1906 vs 1761
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 25358 vs 24230

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5120
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1761
1906
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
30644
26403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3452
3364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
24230
25358
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1761 1906
PassMark - CPU mark 30644 26403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3452 3364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24230 25358

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Broadwell
Launch date Q3'17 Q1'16
Place in performance rating 245 236
Processor Number 5120 E5-2660V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 81°C 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 14 14
Number of threads 28 28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 2S
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)