Intel Core i7-6700 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Live dedicated server prices, availability and estimated performance, side by side.

Intel Core i7-6700 is 1.4× the multi-core performance per € of Intel Xeon Gold 5120, comparing the cheapest live server of each.

CPU A12 in stock

Intel Core i7-6700

Skylake · 2015 · 4C · PERF 514 / 105 ST

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CPU B8 in stock

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Skylake · 2017 · 28C · PERF 2,330 / 68 ST

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Head to head	Intel Core i7-6700	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€26.62Best of 2	€161.00
Median per month↓	€75.00Best of 2	€538.00
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	105Best of 2	68
Multi-thread (est.)↑	514	2,330Best of 2
Performance per €↑	19Best of 2	14
Hardware
Generation	Skylake (2015)	Skylake (2017)
Cores per server	4	28
Availability
In stock↑	12 · 2 providersBest of 2	8 · 4 providers
Fastest delivery↓	24 hours	15 minutesBest of 2

↑ higher is better · ↓ lower is better · bars scale to the better of the two · performance per € uses the cheapest server

Cheapest Intel Core i7-6700 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 12 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
S4Y Intel Core i7-6700 server4you · Skylake · Skylake 2015	4/8	32 GB	2 TB	🇺🇸St. Louis	12h–24h	Steal−67%	€26.62 €6.66/core
S4Y Intel Core i7-6700 server4you · Skylake · Skylake 2015	4/8	32 GB	512 GB	🇺🇸St. Louis	12h–24h	Steal−66%	€31.06 €7.77/core
S4Y Intel Core i7-6700 server4you · Skylake · Skylake 2015	4/8	32 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸St. Louis	12h–24h	Steal−64%	€35.49 €8.87/core
HTZ Intel Core i7-6700 hetzner · Server Auction · Skylake 2015	4/8	32 GB	1 TB	🇩🇪Falkenstein	2h–24h	Pricey+12%	€75.00 €18.75/core
HTZ Intel Core i7-6700 hetzner · Server Auction · Skylake 2015	4/8	64 GB	1 TBNVMe	🇩🇪Falkenstein	2h–24h	Deal−22%	€75.00 €18.75/core

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Cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 5120 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 8 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
WST 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5120 worldstream · Custom Build · Skylake 2017	28/56	16 GB	0 GB	🇳🇱Naaldwijk	12h–24h	Pricey+52%	€161.00 €5.75/core
ONE 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5120 oneprovider · Core Servers · Skylake 2017	28/56	384 GB	4 TBNVMe	🇫🇷Paris	–	Steal−45%	€439.99 €15.71/core
SCW 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5120 scaleway · Dedibox · Skylake 2017	28/56	384 GB	4 TBNVMe	🇫🇷Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône	2h–24h	Steal−31%	€449.99 €16.07/core
WST 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5120 worldstream · Instant Delivery · Skylake 2017	28/56	128 GB	217.9 TBNVMe	🇳🇱Naaldwijk	12h–24h	Steal−31%	€538.00 €19.21/core
FDC 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5120 fdcservers · Instant Deployment · Skylake 2017	28/56	128 GB	3 TB	🇺🇸Denver	8min–15min	Deal−15%	€618.62 €22.09/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Core i7-6700 or Intel Xeon Gold 5120?

The cheapest Intel Core i7-6700 server is €26.62/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 5120 is €161.00/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Estimated multi-thread: Intel Core i7-6700 514 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120 2,330; single-thread 105 vs 68 (Zen 2 core @ 3 GHz = 100, estimates).

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