Intel Xeon Gold 5120T vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5120T and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 28 vs 8
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18127 vs 8027
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 4
Number of threads 28 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 18127 vs 8027

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2237 vs 1849
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2237 vs 1849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1849
2237
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18127
8027
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 1849 2237
PassMark - CPU mark 18127 8027
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4154

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Skylake
Launch date Q3'17 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1131 1137
Processor Number 5120T E3-1245V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 89°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 14 4
Number of threads 28 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 768 GB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4