Intel Xeon Gold 6142 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6142 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6142

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

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4419 vs 4001
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 36691 vs 32370
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2175 vs 2117
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49016 vs 36196

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4419 vs 4001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	36691 vs 32370
PassMark - Single thread mark	2175 vs 2117
PassMark - CPU mark	49016 vs 36196

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6142
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4001

4419

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

32370

36691

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2117

2175

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36196

49016

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6142	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4001	4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	32370	36691
PassMark - Single thread mark	2117	2175
PassMark - CPU mark	36196	49016

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6142	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	July 2017
Place in performance rating	72	31
Processor Number	6142	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	2.60 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	16	18
Number of threads	32	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)