Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 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 8260

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 6 month(s) later
22 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 2
Around 110% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2065 vs 770
35x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52066 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 Dec 2018 vs June 2006
Number of cores	24 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	24 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	52066 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2065

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52066

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065	770
PassMark - CPU mark	52066	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Woodcrest
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383	$45
Place in performance rating	460	449
Processor Number	8260	5120
Series	2nd 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	2.40 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 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
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	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR2
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 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	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	S8S
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)