Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Around 89089% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 21% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 3.70 GHz
L3 cache	30 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1024x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 3 MB
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
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		2190
PassMark - CPU mark		49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP	Skylake
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Place in performance rating	198	24
Processor Number	E5-2696 v2	6154
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		July 2017
Price now		$3,809
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	36
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
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	4
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA3647
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		200 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)