Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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 6246

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 10 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
Around 126% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 770
28.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42206 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs June 2006
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	42206 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6246
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2490

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42206

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490	770
PassMark - CPU mark	42206	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Woodcrest
Launch date	2 April 2019	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$3286	$45
Place in performance rating	500	508
Processor Number	6246	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	3.30 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	24
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)	165 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® 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)