Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and Intel Xeon X5698 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 X5698

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2201 vs 1922
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16418 vs 3447

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201 vs 1922
PassMark - CPU mark	16418 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2201

1922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16418

3447

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201	1922
PassMark - CPU mark	16418	3447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	Intel Xeon X5698
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q3'17	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1338	1347
Processor Number	5122
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1170 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	S4S
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 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)