Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Intel Xeon Gold 5122 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2208 vs 1875
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16453 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2208 vs 1875
PassMark - CPU mark	16453 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5122

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1875

2208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

16453

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Xeon Gold 5122
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875	2208
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	16453
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Xeon Gold 5122
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Skylake
Launch date	28 Mar 2017	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	1324	1336
Processor Number	E3-1205V6	5122
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Maximum core temperature		71°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)