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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1846
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	2206 vs 1846
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 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21591 vs 16396
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	21591 vs 16396
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

2206

1846

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16396

21591

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	2206	1846
PassMark - CPU mark	16396	21591
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	1251	1261
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)