Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 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 Platinum 8168

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 2
Around 99% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2107 vs 770
36.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54699 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2107 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	54699 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

3.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 205 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2107

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54699

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2107	770
PassMark - CPU mark	54699	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Woodcrest
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2006
Place in performance rating	497	508
Processor Number	8168	5120
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$1,628.48
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	24	2
Number of threads	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
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	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt
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	S8S
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
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)