Intel Xeon Gold 5120
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Intel Xeon Gold 5120 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Released
Q1/2017
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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 5120 or Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 72 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    407 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    14 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 5120 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    461 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    151 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    536 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    142 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    223 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    303 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    79 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    170 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    65 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    293 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    671 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 41% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.69 times less performance per watt

    72 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    340 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    454 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1293 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    45 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    53 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    181 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    510 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v6
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.20 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Intel Xeon Gold 5120. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 5120 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 72 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5120 and Intel Xeon Gold 5120, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    19.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Kaby Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 5120 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
139
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
182
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2015
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
882
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3578
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
4671
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
37851
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
16570
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.64
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
2.15
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
22.15
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
9.69
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
18250
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
10711
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6

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