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.

 

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 1323 1334
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)