Intel Xeon Gold 6414U vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6414U and Intel Xeon Gold 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 6414U

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 1730
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57200 vs 29566

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610 vs 1730
PassMark - CPU mark	57200 vs 29566

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 76°C
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 250 Watt

Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2610

1730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57200

29566

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6414U	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610	1730
PassMark - CPU mark	57200	29566
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6414U	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Skylake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2296
Place in performance rating	230	218
Processor Number	6414U	5120
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	32	14
Number of threads	64	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	48
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	1
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)