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Intel Xeon Gold 5120 vs AMD EPYC 7251

The AMD EPYC 7251 is newer than Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz and is around -18% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD EPYC 7251 uses around 13% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 33 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz×AMD EPYC 7251+ ADD
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Socket TypeFCLGA3647SP3
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.2 GHzUp to 2.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores14 (Threads: 28)8 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 896KB, L2: 14.0MB, L3: 19MBL1: 768KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP105W120W
Yearly Running Cost$19.16$21.90
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2017Q1 2018
# of Samples267
CPU Rank10241211
CPU Value11.715.5
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1753(0.0%)1671(-4.7%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)18191(0.0%)14935(-17.9%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz
18,191
AMD EPYC 7251
14,935
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz
11.7
AMD EPYC 7251
15.5
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz
1,753
AMD EPYC 7251
1,671
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz AMD EPYC 7251
Max TDP105W120W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.