Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 5122

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1912
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16396 vs 6131

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 1912
PassMark - CPU mark	16396 vs 6131

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71°C
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 910
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 3943

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 3943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5122
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2206

1912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16396

6131

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

910

3685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3943

9949

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206	1912
PassMark - CPU mark	16396	6131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	910	3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3943	9949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.688

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1252	1353
Processor Number	5122
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)