Intel Xeon Gold 5120 vs AMD GX-210HA

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Intel Xeon Gold 5120 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-210HA
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 AMD GX-210HA

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 or AMD GX-210HA - 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 GX-210HA has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-210HA was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD G (38)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group AMD G-Series 1st Gen (9)
1 Generation 1
Skylake Architecture Temash (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 GX-210HA has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-210HA is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Characteristic AMD GX-210HA
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) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Characteristic AMD GX-210HA
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 or AMD GX-210HA 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 GX-210HA supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.7 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Characteristic AMD GX-210HA
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1333
768 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
19.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 8
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is 105 W, while the AMD GX-210HA 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 GX-210HA
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The AMD GX-210HA is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Characteristic AMD GX-210HA
14 nm Technology 28 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, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 3647 Socket FT3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2013
1700 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 (0%)
AMD GX-210HA (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA (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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
17703 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
268 (2%)

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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
889 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
9933 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
1047 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
298 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
4344 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
AMD Radeon HD 8210 @ 0.30 GHz
77 (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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
139 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
2015 (100%)
AMD GX-210HA AMD GX-210HA
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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