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Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs Intel Core i7-11800H. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Gold 5122
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Q2/2021
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Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 5122 or Intel Core i7-11800H? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Gold 5122 has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i7-11800H has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 57% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 5122 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    291 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    507 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    454 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    108 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    348 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    98 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-11800H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    99 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    68 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    100 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    156 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    422 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
Intel Core i7-11800H Intel Core i7-11800H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 left arrow Intel Core i 11000H
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 11
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q2/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-11800H and Intel Xeon Gold 5122. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and Intel Core i7-11800H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    105 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and Intel Core i7-11800H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Tiger Lake H
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    17 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow BGA 1787
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 12 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-11800H 5887.998493 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 12 threads / linux
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: LENOVO / LNVNB161216
Duration: 169.837 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and Intel Core i7-11800H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

906.000000
Intel Xeon Gold 5122
1559.000000
Intel Core i7-11800H
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3891.000000
Intel Xeon Gold 5122
8949.000000
Intel Core i7-11800H

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