Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 10 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 72% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1739 vs 770
12.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18200 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs June 2006
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	18200 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1739

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18200

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739	770
PassMark - CPU mark	18200	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Woodcrest
Family	Xeon Silver
Launch date	2 April 2019	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$45
Place in performance rating	1213	473
Processor Number	4208	5120
Series	4200	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,628.48
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Maximum core temperature		65°C
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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)