Intel Xeon Gold 5120 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 5120		AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Gold 5120 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 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 Ryzen 5 1600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 was released in Q1/2017.

Intel Xeon Gold (163)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)
1	Generation	1
Skylake	Architecture	Summit Ridge (Zen)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	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 Ryzen 5 1600 has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is at 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
14	Cores	6
28	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.20 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
2.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.40 GHz

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 Ryzen 5 1600
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

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	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

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 Ryzen 5 1600 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR4-2666
768 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
115.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
19.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
48	PCIe lanes	20
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	19.7 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is 105 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
105 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
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, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 3647	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017	Release date	Q1/2017
1700 $	Release price	210 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 (93%)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 (100%)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (58%)

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 (99%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	894 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	4970 (50%)

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 (96%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1095 (100%)

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 (83%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	357 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2501 (58%)

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 Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	12277 (69%)

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 (95%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	147 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1094 (54%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	900 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6230 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-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 multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5129 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	107 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5120 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	313 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	389 (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 Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	3148 (100%)

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