Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y 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 Silver 4410Y

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3116 vs 1759
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44678 vs 30541

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3116 vs 1759
PassMark - CPU mark	44678 vs 30541

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 78
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 78
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3116

1759

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44678

30541

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	3116	1759
PassMark - CPU mark	44678	30541
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Skylake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$573
Place in performance rating	256	244
Processor Number	4410Y	5120
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	48
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	1
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)