Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6122

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2122

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 2122

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 20
4 more threads: 44 vs 40
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44907 vs 40707

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 20
Number of threads	44 vs 40
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44907 vs 40707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2122

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

44907

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2122
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	44907

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'18	04'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002
Place in performance rating	644	627
Processor Number	6122	E5-2699AV4
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	22
Number of threads	40	44
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
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® 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)