Intel Xeon Gold 6262 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6262 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 6262

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 2
Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.60 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
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 770
34x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50546 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 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	2139 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	50546 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 135 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2139

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50546

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6262	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139	770
PassMark - CPU mark	50546	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6262	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Woodcrest
Launch date	Q2'19	June 2006
Place in performance rating	452	450
Processor Number	6262	5120
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$1,628.48
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.86 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	24	2
Number of threads	48
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	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR2
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Sockets supported		LGA771
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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)