Intel Xeon Gold 5120T vs Intel Core i3-4130

Last updated: 2023-08-11

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 5120T		Intel Core i3-4130
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Gold 5120T or Intel Core i3-4130 - 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 5120T 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 5120T was released in Q3/2017. The Intel Core i3-4130 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4130 was released in Q3/2013.

Intel Xeon Gold (163)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)	CPU group	Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1	Generation	4
Skylake	Architecture	Haswell S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Gold 5120T is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz). The Intel Core i3-4130 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-4130
14	Cores	2
28	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.20 GHz	Frequency	3.40 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 5120T	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-4130
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4400
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
--	GPU Generation	7.5
	Technology	22 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	20
--	Shader	160
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	Intel HD Graphics 4400
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon Gold 5120T supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4130 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-4130
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR3-1600
768 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
115.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
19.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
48	PCIe lanes	16
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 5120T has a TDP of 105 W, that of the Intel Core i3-4130 is 54 W.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-4130
105 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	54 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon Gold 5120T has a 19.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-4130 cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-4130
14 nm	Technology	22 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	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647	Socket	LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017	Release date	Q3/2013
1700 $	Release price	117 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T (100%)

Intel Core i3-4130 (94%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T (100%)

Intel Core i3-4130 (18%)

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 5120T 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	911 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	812 (89%)

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 5120T 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	18139 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	3314 (18%)

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 5120T 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	139 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	136 (98%)

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 5120T 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	2015 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	349 (17%)

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 5120T 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1782 (100%)

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 5120T 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1046 (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 5120T 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2101 (100%)

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 5120T @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz	368 (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 5120T 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1017.8 (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 5120T 14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	313 (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 5120T 14C 28T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	921 (100%)

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