Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon E-2278G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and Intel Xeon E-2278G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
  • 24 more threads: 40 vs 16
  • Around 75% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40707 vs 17082
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 8
Number of threads 40 vs 16
L3 cache 28 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 40707 vs 17082

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278G

  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2950 vs 2202
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2950 vs 2202

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2278G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2202
2950
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40707
17082
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6122 Intel Xeon E-2278G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2202 2950
PassMark - CPU mark 40707 17082

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6122 Intel Xeon E-2278G

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Coffee Lake
Launch date Q2'18 27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2002 $494
Place in performance rating 646 644
Processor Number 6122 E-2278G
Series Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel Xeon E Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.80 GHz 3.40 GHz
L3 cache 28 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 20 8
Number of threads 40 16
64 bit support
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
Maximum core temperature 73.0°C

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 768 GB 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 39.74 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel AVX-512 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E9A
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5