Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H 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 8454H

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 1738
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62347 vs 29162

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831 vs 1738
PassMark - CPU mark	62347 vs 29162

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 270 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2831

1738

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62347

29162

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831	1738
PassMark - CPU mark	62347	29162
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$6540
Place in performance rating	224	233
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		5120
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	82.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	32	14
Number of threads	64	28
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		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 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		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)