[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4^# Threads: 8^#

Typical TDP: 105 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 17 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 768 GB (DDR4-2666, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5122 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 25.01

Overall Rank:
475th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $656.56 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-08-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

16422

Single Thread Rating

2188

Samples: 33*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,924
Thread: 2,034

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	52,333 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	32,587 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	84 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,540 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,760 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	230,188 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,177 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	19,582 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,188 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,233
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz		16,422
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.68
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz		25.01
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz		2,188
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3284956 - Feb 13 2026		16117
BL3224309 - Jan 19 2026		17004
BL3064235 - Nov 18 2025		16148
BL3063935 - Nov 18 2025		17043
BL2994279 - Oct 21 2025		15500

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz		16,422
Intel Xeon W-2133 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		12,603 (-23.3%)
Intel Xeon E-2146G @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		13,239 (-19.4%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		18,040 (+9.9%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4114 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		13,130 (-20.1%)
Intel Xeon E-2136 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		13,128 (-20.1%)
Intel Xeon W-2235 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		14,191 (-13.6%)
Intel Xeon E-2386G @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		19,468 (+18.5%)
Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		18,932 (+15.3%)
Intel Xeon E-2356G @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		18,459 (+12.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		17,738 (+8.0%)
Intel Xeon E-2336 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		16,209 (-1.3%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122		13,778 (-16.1%)

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