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Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs Xeon E3-1270 v3

The Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz is newer than Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz also around 18% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. However, Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz uses around 27% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 384 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz×Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz+ ADD
Price $370 - BUY $410 - BUY
Socket TypeFCLGA3647LGA1150
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.7 GHzUp to 3.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 8)4 (Threads: 8)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 17MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 8MB
TDP105W80W
Yearly Running Cost$19.16$14.60
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2017Q2 2013
# of Samples33351
CPU Value24.017.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2137(-2.5%)2193(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)8875(0.0%)7275(-18.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz
8,875
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz
7,275
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz
24.0
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz
17.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz
2,137
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz
2,193
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 @ 3.60GHz Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz
Max TDP105W80W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.210.16
Running cost per day$0.052$0.040
Power consumption per year (kWh)76.658.4
Running cost per year$19.16$14.60
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.