Intel Xeon Gold 5120T vs Intel Core i7-4558U

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Intel Xeon Gold 5120T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4558U
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Core i7-4558U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T or Intel Core i7-4558U - 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 i7-4558U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4558U was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
1 Generation 4
Skylake Architecture Haswell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- 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 i7-4558U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.30 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Characteristic Intel Core i7-4558U
14 Cores 2
28 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 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 5120T Characteristic Intel Core i7-4558U
-- 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 Iris Graphics 5100
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 40
-- Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 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 Iris Graphics 5100
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 i7-4558U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Characteristic Intel Core i7-4558U
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
768 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
19.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 12
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 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 i7-4558U is 28 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Characteristic Intel Core i7-4558U
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 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 i7-4558U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Characteristic Intel Core i7-4558U
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 BGA 1168
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 345 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T (100%)
Intel Core i7-4558U (91%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T (100%)
Intel Core i7-4558U (17%)

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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
911 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
802 (88%)

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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
18139 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3042 (17%)

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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
139 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
129 (93%)

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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
2015 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
314 (16%)

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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1686 (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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
960 (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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1967 (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 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.20 GHz
768 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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