Intel Xeon Gold 5120T vs Intel Xeon W-2135

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5120T and Intel Xeon W-2135 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

Intel Xeon W-2135

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 64
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18127 vs 14437

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 64
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18127 vs 14437

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2135

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2608 vs 1849

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2608 vs 1849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2135

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1849

2608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18127

14437

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5120T	Intel Xeon W-2135
PassMark - Single thread mark	1849	2608
PassMark - CPU mark	18127	14437
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6403

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5120T	Intel Xeon W-2135
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1129	1117
Processor Number	5120T	W-2135
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C	64
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	6
Number of threads	28	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
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® 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	2
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)