[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 14^# Threads: 28^#

Typical TDP: 105 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 14 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 14 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 14 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 19 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5120 CPU @ 2.20GHz, Intel Xeon Gold 5120 CPU @ 2.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 9.10

Overall Rank:
307th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $3,122.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2018-01-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

28423

Single Thread Rating

1712

Samples: 27*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 17,910
Thread: 1,781

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz

Integer Math	131,371 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	79,766 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	110 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	65,592 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,181 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	576,671 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,555 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	35,487 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,712 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX		75,699
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,162
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,123
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,099
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz		28,423
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,044
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,438
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,274
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,394
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		6,991

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		82.27
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.79
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX		35.79
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		30.12
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz		9.10
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		NA
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX		3,321
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,678
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,123
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,008
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,935
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,789
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz		1,712
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,327
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,092

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2625065 - May 14 2025		22737
BL2624978 - May 14 2025		22276
BL2619924 - May 12 2025		22506
BL2547056 - Apr 11 2025		17507
BL2413317 - Feb 14 2025		22572

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 @ 2.20GHz		28,423
Intel Xeon W-2195 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		27,914 (-1.8%)
AMD EPYC 7401P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		27,836 (-2.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		32,090 (+12.9%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		31,066 (+9.3%)
AMD EPYC 7351P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		26,042 (-8.4%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		22,571 (-20.6%)
Intel Xeon E5-2679 v4 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		24,131 (-15.1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		23,287 (-18.1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6132 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		22,213 (-21.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		21,804 (-23.3%)
AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		21,621 (-23.9%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6434 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120		28,111 (-1.1%)

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