Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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 6122

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

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 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 40% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1639
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40707 vs 16884

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	28 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1639
PassMark - CPU mark	40707 vs 16884

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1639

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

16884

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	1639
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	16884
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'18	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002
Place in performance rating	545	527
Processor Number	6122	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	20	8
Number of threads	40	16
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)
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)