Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 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 Platinum 8280

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 14
28 more threads: 56 vs 28
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 81°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2356 vs 1707
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64291 vs 29443

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 14
Number of threads	56 vs 28
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 81°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356 vs 1707
PassMark - CPU mark	64291 vs 29443

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Around 95% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 205 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2356

1707

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64291

29443

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356	1707
PassMark - CPU mark	64291	29443
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$10009
Place in performance rating	246	221
Processor Number	8280	5120
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	28	14
Number of threads	56	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	1
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
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)