Intel Xeon Gold 5120 vs AMD E1-2100

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 5120		AMD E1-2100
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Gold 5120 or AMD E1-2100 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 was released in Q3/2017. The AMD E1-2100 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD E1-2100 was released in Q3/2013.

Intel Xeon Gold (163)	Family	AMD E (23)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)	CPU group	AMD E1/E2-2000 (4)
1	Generation	2
Skylake	Architecture	Kabini (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 28 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the AMD E1-2100 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD E1-2100 is at 1.00 GHz.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD E1-2100
14	Cores	2
28	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.20 GHz	Frequency	1.00 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD E1-2100
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 or AMD E1-2100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8210
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	5
	Technology	28 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11.1

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8210
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 115.2 GB/s. The AMD E1-2100 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.6 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD E1-2100
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR3L-1333
768 GB	Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
115.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	10.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
19.00 MB	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
48	PCIe lanes	--
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is 105 W, while the AMD E1-2100 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD E1-2100
105 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	9 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The AMD E1-2100 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD E1-2100
14 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2017	Release date	Q3/2013
1700 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 (100%)

AMD E1-2100 (12%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 (100%)

AMD E1-2100 (3%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	889 (100%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	110 (12%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	9933 (100%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	188 (2%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	17703 (100%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	589 (3%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	1047 (100%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	298 (100%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	4344 (100%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD E1-2100 AMD Radeon HD 8210 @ 0.30 GHz	77 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	110 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	139 (100%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	2015 (100%)
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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