A8-5500B vs Xeon Gold 5122

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5122
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
5.58
+123%
A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.50

Xeon Gold 5122 outperforms A8-5500B by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5122 and A8-5500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11431743
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.68no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency5.033.64
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,221no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5122 and A8-5500B 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5122 and A8-5500B 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
SocketFCLGA3647FM2
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and A8-5500B. 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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5122 and A8-5500B 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 A8-5500B 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 A8-5500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
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 HD 7560D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and A8-5500B.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no 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 5122 5.58
+123%
A8-5500B 2.50

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 8868
+124%
A8-5500B 3967

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 Gold 5122 1260
+224%
A8-5500B 389

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 Gold 5122 4608
+388%
A8-5500B 945

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.58 2.50
Recency 25 April 2017 2 October 2012
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5122 has a 123.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

A8-5500B, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5122 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5500B in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5122 is a server/workstation processor while A8-5500B is a desktop one.


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