Xeon Gold 6122 vs Gold 6148

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6148
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 150 Watt
18.34
+22.5%
Xeon Gold 6122
2018
20 cores / 40 threads, 120 Watt
14.97

Xeon Gold 6148 outperforms Xeon Gold 6122 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon Gold 6122 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking322468
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.47no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.5711.81
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,072no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon Gold 6122 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads4040
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache1.25 MBno data
L2 cache20 MBno data
L3 cache27.5 MB28 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon Gold 6122 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon Gold 6122. 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)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon Gold 6122 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 6148 and Xeon Gold 6122 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 6148 and Xeon Gold 6122. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon Gold 6122.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 6148 18.34
+22.5%
Xeon Gold 6122 14.97

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 6148 29135
+22.5%
Xeon Gold 6122 23781

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.34 14.97
Recency 25 April 2017 1 April 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Gold 6148 has a 22.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Gold 6122, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6148 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6122 in performance tests.


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