Core i5 vs Xeon Gold 6122

Place in performance ranking	401	1749
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.78
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Release date	1 April 2018 (6 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$194

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6122 and Core i5 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	no data
Threads	40	no data
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
L3 cache	28 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6122 and Core i5 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.

Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Core i5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6122 and Core i5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Core i5 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Core i5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Core i5.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

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 6122 15.37
+608%

Core i5 2.17

Xeon Gold 6122 outperforms Core i5 by 608% based on our aggregated 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 6122 23781
+815%

Core i5 2598

Xeon Gold 6122 outperforms Core i5 by 815% in Passmark.