Xeon E3-1585 v5 vs Gold 5122

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5122
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
5.69
+5.6%
Xeon E3-1585 v5
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.39

Xeon Gold 5122 outperforms Xeon E3-1585 v5 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11431172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.702.00
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency5.037.70
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,221$556

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1585 v5 has 18% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5122.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5 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 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3635
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data171 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5. 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)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5 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 E3-1585 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600 MHz, DDR4 2133 MHz at 1.2V
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro Graphics P580
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
Execution Unitsno data72

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5.

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 5.69
+5.6%
Xeon E3-1585 v5 5.39

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
+5.5%
Xeon E3-1585 v5 8408

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.69 5.39
Recency 25 April 2017 31 May 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5122 has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.

Xeon E3-1585 v5, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon E3-1585 v5.


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