Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2201 vs 1647
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 910 vs 700

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201 vs 1647
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	910 vs 700

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 82.5°C vs 71°C
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23758 vs 16418
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7687 vs 3943

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	82.5°C vs 71°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23758 vs 16418
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7687 vs 3943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2201

1647

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16418

23758

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

910

700

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3943

7687

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201	1647
PassMark - CPU mark	16418	23758
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	910	700
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3943	7687

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1331	1337
Processor Number	5122	E5-2683V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	82.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	14
Number of threads	8	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)