Intel Xeon Gold 6140 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6140 and Intel Xeon Gold 6126 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 6140

Intel Xeon Gold 6126

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6140

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 86°C
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39072 vs 29894
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4230 vs 3997
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 32955 vs 28699

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 86°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39072 vs 29894
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4230 vs 3997
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	32955 vs 28699

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6126

Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2126 vs 2098

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126 vs 2098

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6140
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6126

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2098

2126

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39072

29894

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4230

3997

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

32955

28699

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6140	Intel Xeon Gold 6126
PassMark - Single thread mark	2098	2126
PassMark - CPU mark	39072	29894
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4230	3997
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	32955	28699

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6140	Intel Xeon Gold 6126
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	56	95
Processor Number	6140	6126
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	18	12
Number of threads	36	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
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)	140 Watt	125 Watt
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)