Xeon Gold 6222 vs Gold 6122

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6122 and Xeon Gold 6222 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	470	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	11.81	no data
Release date	1 April 2018 (6 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6122 and Xeon Gold 6222 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	40	40
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6122 and Xeon Gold 6222 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	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Xeon Gold 6222. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6122 and Xeon Gold 6222 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Xeon Gold 6222 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Xeon Gold 6222. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Xeon Gold 6222.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2018	1 April 2019
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt

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