Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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 32% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2208 vs 1392
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2208 vs 1392

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21374 vs 16453
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 21374 vs 16453

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2208
1392
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16453
21374
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon E5-4640
PassMark - Single thread mark 2208 1392
PassMark - CPU mark 16453 21374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3943

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon E5-4640

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'17 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1336 1328
Processor Number 5122 E5-4640
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $2,730
Price now $2,730
Value for money (0-100) 1.14

Performance

Base frequency 3.60 GHz 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 4S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

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
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)