Intel Xeon Gold 6326 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6326 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 6326

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6326

CPU is newer: launch date 14 year(s) 10 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
Around 88% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 65 nm
4x 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: 2350 vs 770
35.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53385 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs June 2006
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2350 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	53385 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 185 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6326
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2350

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53385

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6326	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2350	770
PassMark - CPU mark	53385	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6326	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Woodcrest
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$45
Place in performance rating	476	473
Processor Number	6326	5120
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,628.48
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	32
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
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR2
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 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	64
PCI Express revision	4.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)