Intel Xeon Silver 4209T vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4209T and Intel Xeon Gold 5122 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 Silver 4209T

Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 71°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 105 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 71°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1693
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16396 vs 11080

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 1693
PassMark - CPU mark	16396 vs 11080

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5122

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1693

2206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11080

16396

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	Intel Xeon Gold 5122
PassMark - Single thread mark	1693	2206
PassMark - CPU mark	11080	16396
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	Intel Xeon Gold 5122
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'19	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	1242	1251
Processor Number	4209T	5122
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)