Intel Xeon Gold 6154 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 6154

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 0 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 2
Around 99% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2190 vs 770
33.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49692 vs 1486
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4419 vs 3655
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 36691 vs 25615

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs June 2006
Number of cores	18 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 4096 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2190 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	49692 vs 1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4419 vs 3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	36691 vs 25615

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6154
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2190

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49692

1486

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4419

3655

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

36691

25615

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6154	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2190	770
PassMark - CPU mark	49692	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4419	3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	36691	25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6154	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Woodcrest
Launch date	July 2017	June 2006
Place in performance rating	24	446
Price now	$3,809	$1,628.48
Processor Number	6154	5120
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.14	0.23
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°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
Transistor count	8000 million	291 million
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	65 Watt
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)