Intel Xeon E-2134 vs Gold 5122

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 5122
5.76

E-2134 outperforms Gold 5122 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E-2134 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10231000
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.0712.60
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (6 years old)12 July 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,221$250
Current price$235 (0.2x MSRP)$299 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2134 has 39% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5122.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E-2134 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E-2134 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E-2134. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E-2134 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E-2134 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E-2134. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E-2134.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 5.76
Xeon E-2134 5.95
+3.3%

E-2134 outperforms Gold 5122 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 5122 8843
Xeon E-2134 9143
+3.4%

E-2134 outperforms Gold 5122 by 3% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.76 5.95
Recency 25 April 2017 12 July 2018
Cost $1221 $250
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 71 Watt

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