Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 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 6238

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 10 month(s) later
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 2
Around 99% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
5.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1878 vs 770
19.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs June 2006
Number of cores	22 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	22 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 1486

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 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1878

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28668

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878	770
PassMark - CPU mark	28668	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Woodcrest
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$2612 - $2618	$45
Place in performance rating	856	450
Processor Number	6238	5120
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,628.48
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	1.375 MB
L2 cache	22 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	30.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	22	2
Number of threads	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR2
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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	4S
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)