Intel Xeon Gold 6143 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6143 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 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 6143

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6143

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2392 vs 1618
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46473 vs 16619

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	46473 vs 16619

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 74°C
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 74°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6143
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2392

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46473

16619

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	46473	16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'17	September 2013
Place in performance rating	406	532
Processor Number	6143	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	2S 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® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)