Xeon Gold 5122 vs E5-2680 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.12
+98.9%
Xeon Gold 5122
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
5.59

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Xeon Gold 5122 by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Gold 5122 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7051155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.981.58
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.775.04
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$1,221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 89% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5122.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Gold 5122 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads288
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2436
L1 cache448 KB256 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB4 MB
L3 cache35 MB16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature86 °C71 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Gold 5122 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Gold 5122. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Gold 5122 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Gold 5122 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Gold 5122. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1.5 TB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Gold 5122.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 11.12
+98.9%
Xeon Gold 5122 5.59

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 17663
+99%
Xeon Gold 5122 8874

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1021
Xeon Gold 5122 1260
+23.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6918
+50.1%
Xeon Gold 5122 4608

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.12 5.59
Recency 20 June 2016 25 April 2017
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 8
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a 98.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5122, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5122 in performance tests.


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