EPYC 4564P vs Xeon Gold 5122

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5122
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
5.59
EPYC 4564P
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
39.68
+610%

EPYC 4564P outperforms Xeon Gold 5122 by a whopping 610% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5122 and EPYC 4564P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking115566
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.5857.25
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency5.0422.09
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,221$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 4564P has 3523% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5122.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5122 and EPYC 4564P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed3.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.7 GHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5122 and EPYC 4564P 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647AM5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and EPYC 4564P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5122 and EPYC 4564P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and EPYC 4564P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and EPYC 4564P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and EPYC 4564P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4828

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 Gold 5122 5.59
EPYC 4564P 39.68
+610%

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 Gold 5122 8874
EPYC 4564P 63036
+610%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.59 39.68
Recency 25 April 2017 21 May 2024
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon Gold 5122 has 61.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 4564P, on the other hand, has a 609.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 4564P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5122 in performance tests.


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