Intel Xeon 5120
A 1.86GHz dual-core Xeon with a 1066MHz front-side bus and 4MB of shared L2 cache, this chip is built for legacy server environments requiring DDR2 memory. Its standout trait is simply being a functional, drop-in replacement for aging Socket 771 infrastructure rather than offering any modern performance. This processor is best for IT administrators maintaining vintage single-socket servers where uptime matters more than computational speed.
L3 Cache 4 MB
7 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average multi thread (4th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (4th percentile)
- Below average ai (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Xeon |
| Model | 5120 |
| Class | server |
Cores & Clocks
| Base Clock | 1860 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR2 |
| Max Speed | 1066 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Xeon 5120 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | SMC EPYC 9555P | D&H Core i9 BX80673I99980X | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | - | 8 | 32 | 64 | 18 | 16 |
| Threads | - | 16 | 64 | 128 | 36 | 32 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 5200 | 3500 | 4400 | 4400 | 3900 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 4 | 96 | 256 | 256 | 24.75 | 37.5 |
| Tdp W | - | 120 | 200 | 360 | 165 | 195 |
| Socket | - | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA2066 | LGA 4677 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | No |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon 5120 | 10.4 | 20.4 | 37.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 36.4 | 0 | 19.8 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 88.1 | 88.7 | 96.5 | 23.6 | 94.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.9 | 76.4 | 97.4 | 99.1 | 0 | 88.3 | 88.7 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.1 | 96.8 | 88.9 | 99.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 85.2 |
| D&H Core i9 BX80673I99980X Compare | 97.3 | 62.6 | 82.5 | 99.4 | 99.8 | 72.4 | 7.8 | 95.7 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.8 | 77.1 | 90.7 | 78.1 | 89.4 | 0 | 2.7 | 79.7 |
Usage Scores
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