Intel Xeon Silver 4510 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4510 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 4510

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4510

Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 102°C vs 81°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3011 vs 1738
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52465 vs 29162

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	102°C vs 81°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3011 vs 1738
PassMark - CPU mark	52465 vs 29162

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 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4510
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3011

1738

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52465

29162

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	3011	1738
PassMark - CPU mark	52465	29162
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	245	233
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		5120
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84°C
Maximum core temperature	102°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	28
Unlocked
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	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 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)