Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Intel Xeon Gold 6128 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12

Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451
PassMark - Single thread mark		2138
PassMark - CPU mark		22651
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22261

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Skylake
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Place in performance rating	1296	137
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3	6128
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q3'17
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	12
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	6
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)