Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Xeon Gold 5120, a Skylake generation processor, was crucial for server environments of its era. Manufactured using the advanced 14nm process, it provided a robust foundation for diverse enterprise applications. A notable strength of this model is its pronounced reliability; this made it ideal for constant 24/7 continuous operation.

The processor features a generous Level 3 cache of 19 MB, enabling efficient data processing and noticeably improved system performance. It also supported a high memory bandwidth of up to 115 GB/s, important for data-intensive server tasks. We see that the Intel Xeon Gold 5120 still plays a stable and reliable role in many specialized systems even now.

Its architecture at the time, designed for PCIe 3.0, ensured the necessary connectivity. For its time, this Xeon delivered a good balance of core count and overall efficiency. It remains a consistent choice for infrastructure projects where reliability is often more important than pure peak performance.

Its solid construction promises a long service life.
  • Reliability for 24/7 continuous operation
  • Generous 19 MB Level 3 cache
  • High memory bandwidth of up to 115 GB/s
  • Robust and durable construction

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 617 / 867
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank ? / ?
In segment Desktop
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-8100T
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
1,053
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
1,048
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C / 28T · 3.20 GHz
1,047
Intel Core i3-4130
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,046
AMD Athlon 3000G
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
1,043
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
308 cb
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
308 cb
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C / 28T · 3.20 GHz
298 cb
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
294 cb
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
10C / 20T · 3.10 GHz
293 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
4C / 4T · 4.00 GHz
890
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
4C / 4T · 4.00 GHz
890
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C / 28T · 3.20 GHz
889
Intel Pentium G4500
2C / 2T · 3.50 GHz
887
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C / 20T · 3.50 GHz
886
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
8C / 16T · 2.60 GHz
4,349 cb
Intel Core i9-9900
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
4,346 cb
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C / 28T · 2.60 GHz
4,344 cb
Intel Core i7-9800X
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
4,338 cb
Intel Core i5-11600K
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
4,320 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon E-2378
8C / 16T · 2.60 GHz
9,986
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C / 28T · 2.20 GHz
9,963
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C / 28T · 2.60 GHz
9,933
Intel Xeon D-2183IT
16C / 32T · 2.20 GHz
9,914
Intel Core i7-11700
8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz
9,872
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-6400
4C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
140 cb
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
140 cb
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C / 28T · 3.20 GHz
139 cb
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
138 cb
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
138 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C / 28T · 2.80 GHz
2,083 cb
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C / 24T · 3.20 GHz
2,043 cb
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C / 28T · 2.60 GHz
2,015 cb
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C / 28T · 2.70 GHz
2,004 cb
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
12C / 24T · 3.00 GHz
1,996 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Xeon Gold (163)
CPU groupIntel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
ArchitectureSkylake
Technology14 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 3647
Generation1
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads14 / 28
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 14x
Frequency: 2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (14 Cores): 2.60 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache19.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR4-2400
115.2 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory768 GB
Memory channels6
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP105 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release dateQ3/2017
Release price1700 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
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