Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y 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 4514Y

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

CPU is newer: launch date 17 year(s) 6 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
Around 83% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 65 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2253 vs 770
33x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49035 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs June 2006
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 4096 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2253 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	49035 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2253

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49035

1486

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2253	770
PassMark - CPU mark	49035	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$780	$45
Place in performance rating	504	513
Architecture codename		Woodcrest
Price now		$1,628.48
Processor Number		5120
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	1.86 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²	143 mm2
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)