Intel Xeon Gold 6128 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6128 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 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 Gold 6128

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 70°C
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22651 vs 14164
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4516 vs 4025

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 70°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22651 vs 14164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4516 vs 4025

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 2138
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 25553 vs 22261

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2313 vs 2138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25553 vs 22261

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6128
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2138

2313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22651

14164

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4516

4025

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

22261

25553

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6128	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2138	2313
PassMark - CPU mark	22651	14164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4516	4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	22261	25553

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6128	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	137	141
Processor Number	6128	E5-1680V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)