Intel Xeon E-2456 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2456 and Intel Xeon Gold 6132 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E-2456

Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2456

Around 38% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 86°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4115 vs 2172

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 86°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4115 vs 2172

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6132

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34419 vs 23770

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34419 vs 23770

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2456
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6132

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4115

2172

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23770

34419

Name	Intel Xeon E-2456	Intel Xeon Gold 6132
PassMark - Single thread mark	4115	2172
PassMark - CPU mark	23770	34419
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24589

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2456	Intel Xeon Gold 6132
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$375
Place in performance rating	180	174
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6132
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	163 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)