Xeon W-2255 vs Gold 5122

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-2255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1071	473
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.71	19.74
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,221	no data
Current price	$328 (0.3x MSRP)	$831

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2255 has 246% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5122.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-2255 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	8	20
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	16.5 MB	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	62 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-2255 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-2255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-2255 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-2255 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 W-2255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-2255.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

W-2255 outperforms Gold 5122 by 153% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.72	14.45
Recency	25 April 2017	1 October 2019
Physical cores	4	10
Threads	8	20
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	165 Watt

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