Intel Xeon Gold 6128 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6128 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2137 vs 1960
  • Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4516 vs 3508
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2137 vs 1960
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4516 vs 3508

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
  • 16 more threads: 28 vs 12
  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 74°C
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28247 vs 22473
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 22261
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 6
Number of threads 28 vs 12
Maximum core temperature 86°C vs 74°C
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 28247 vs 22473
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30097 vs 22261

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6128
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2137
1960
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22473
28247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4516
3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
22261
30097
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2137 1960
PassMark - CPU mark 22473 28247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4516 3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 22261 30097

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Broadwell
Launch date Q3'17 10 March 2016
Place in performance rating 160 149
Processor Number 6128 E5-2680V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $1,745
Price now $1,762.90
Value for money (0-100) 3.32

Performance

Base frequency 3.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 74°C 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 6 14
Number of threads 12 28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size 306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache 448 KB
L2 cache 3.5 MB
L3 cache 35 MB
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 4700 Million
VID voltage range 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
ECC memory support
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 120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 2S
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)

Graphics

Processor graphics None