Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and Intel Xeon W-2175 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 W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 14
12 more threads: 40 vs 28
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39249 vs 23413

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 14
Number of threads	40 vs 28
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39249 vs 23413

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2070

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 2070

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2070

2472

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39249

23413

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	2070	2472
PassMark - CPU mark	39249	23413

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'18	Q4'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002
Place in performance rating	769	780
Processor Number	6122	W-2175
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	20	14
Number of threads	40	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)