Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6254 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 6254

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 10 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 2
Around 115% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
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
3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2361 vs 770
35.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52265 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs June 2006
Number of cores	18 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	18 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2361 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	52265 vs 1486

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 6254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2361

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52265

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2361	770
PassMark - CPU mark	52265	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Woodcrest
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$3803	$45
Place in performance rating	486	473
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,628.48
Processor Number		5120
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s	1066 MHz FSB
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	18 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	18	2
Number of threads	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		143 mm2
Maximum core temperature		65°C
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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® 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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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)