Xeon W-3225 vs Gold 5122

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5122
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
5.59
Xeon W-3225
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 160 Watt
11.25
+101%

Xeon W-3225 outperforms Xeon Gold 5122 by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-3225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1155698
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.5812.24
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency5.046.65
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,221$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3225 has 675% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5122.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-3225 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3637
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB8 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature71 °C68 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-3225 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)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-3225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-3225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-3225 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-3225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5122 and Xeon W-3225.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 5.59
Xeon W-3225 11.25
+101%

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 8874
Xeon W-3225 17874
+101%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.59 11.25
Recency 25 April 2017 3 June 2019
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 160 Watt

Xeon Gold 5122 has 52.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3225, on the other hand, has a 101.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon W-3225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5122 in performance tests.


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