Intel Xeon Gold 6136 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6136 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 82°C
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 82°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

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
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2190 vs 2170
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49692 vs 36329
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4419 vs 4351
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 36691 vs 31493

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2190 vs 2170
PassMark - CPU mark	49692 vs 36329
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4419 vs 4351
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	36691 vs 31493

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6136
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2170

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36329

49692

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4351

4419

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

31493

36691

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6136	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2170	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	36329	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4351	4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	31493	36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6136	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	July 2017
Place in performance rating	61	24
Processor Number	6136	6154
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25344 KB (shared)
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)