Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6130

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

  • Around 89089% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz vs 3.70 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6130

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
  • 8 more threads: 32 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 1024x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Number of cores 16 vs 12
Number of threads 32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6130

Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon Gold 6130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.763
PassMark - Single thread mark 1998
PassMark - CPU mark 35710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30787

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon Gold 6130

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge-EP Skylake
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Place in performance rating 196 83
Processor Number E5-2696 v2 6130
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch date Q3'17
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2500 MHz 2.10 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
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 12 16
Number of threads 24 32
Maximum core temperature 87°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB (per socket) 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported LGA2011 FCLGA3647
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
Scalability S4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)