Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16453 vs 8404
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3943 vs 3722

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16453 vs 8404
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3943 vs 3722

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2325 vs 2208
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1072 vs 910

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2325 vs 2208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1072 vs 910

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2208

2325

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16453

8404

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

910

1072

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3943

3722

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2208	2325
PassMark - CPU mark	16453	8404
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	910	1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3943	3722

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1336	1337
Processor Number	5122	E3-1275V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Idle States
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics P530
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		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4