Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 14
  • 28 more threads: 56 vs 28
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 81°C
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2040 vs 1687
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53835 vs 29566
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 28 vs 14
Number of threads 56 vs 28
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 89°C vs 81°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2040 vs 1687
PassMark - CPU mark 53835 vs 29566

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

  • Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 165 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2040
1687
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
53835
29566
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark 2040 1687
PassMark - CPU mark 53835 29566
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24230

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Skylake
Launch date Q3'17 Q3'17
Place in performance rating 449 221
Processor Number 8176 5120
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 89°C 81°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 28 14
Number of threads 56 28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 2

Memory

Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2400

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 105 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S8S S4S

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® 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 1
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)