Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs Intel Core i5-4310M

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Intel Xeon Gold 5122 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4310M
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Core i5-4310M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and the Intel Core i5-4310M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5122 4 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Intel Core i5-4310M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
1 Generation 4
Skylake Architecture Haswell H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5122 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-4310M clocks with 2.70 GHz (3.30 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4310M
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4310M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 5122, while the Intel Core i5-4310M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4310M
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1600
768 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
17.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 5122 has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-4310M is 37 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4310M
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 37 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5122 has 17.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-4310M is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4310M
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket PGA 946
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2013
1250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4310M (77%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4310M (38%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1057 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
817 (77%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4428 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1761 (40%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1284 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
990 (77%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
8884 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3115 (35%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
162 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
126 (78%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
827 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
321 (39%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2058 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4310M Intel Core i5-4310M
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz
400 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Core i5-4310M
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