Intel Xeon Gold 6140 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6140 and Intel Xeon 5120 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 6140

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6140

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 2
Around 99% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2113 vs 770
26.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39676 vs 1486
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4230 vs 3655
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 32955 vs 25615

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2113 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	39676 vs 1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4230 vs 3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	32955 vs 25615

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6140
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2113

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39676

1486

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4230

3655

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

32955

25615

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6140	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2113	770
PassMark - CPU mark	39676	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4230	3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	32955	25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6140	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Woodcrest
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2006
Place in performance rating	52	447
Processor Number	6140	5120
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$1,628.48
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	18	2
Number of threads	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
L2 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	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	2
Speed Shift technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)