Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon W-3265

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and Intel Xeon W-3265 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-3265

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40707 vs 30105

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	40707 vs 30105

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 18% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2202

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB vs 28 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572 vs 2202

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

30105

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon W-3265
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2572
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	30105

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon W-3265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'18	3 Jun 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002	$3349
Place in performance rating	545	536
Processor Number	6122	W-3265
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.70 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		78 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GiB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	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
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)