Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and Intel Xeon Gold 6142 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Intel Xeon Gold 6142

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 6142

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 6142

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon Gold 6142
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
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		32370
PassMark - Single thread mark		2087
PassMark - CPU mark		36651

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP	Skylake
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Place in performance rating	198	69
Processor Number	E5-2696 v2	6142
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q3'17
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.60 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		85°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)		150 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)