Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2208 vs 1852
  • Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 910 vs 712
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2208 vs 1852
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 910 vs 712

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 71°C
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22018 vs 16453
  • Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6694 vs 3943
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 88°C vs 71°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22018 vs 16453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6694 vs 3943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2208
1852
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16453
22018
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
910
712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3943
6694
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2208 1852
PassMark - CPU mark 16453 22018
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 910 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3943 6694

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'17 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1334 1337
Processor Number 5122 E5-2690V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $2,697
Price now $435
Value for money (0-100) 11.18

Performance

Base frequency 3.60 GHz 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C 88°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 10
Number of threads 8 20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1400 million
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 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 130 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® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)