Intel Xeon Gold 6143 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6143 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6143

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
1024x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Around 82400% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 4.00 GHz

Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 4.00 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6143
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392
PassMark - CPU mark	46473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		84.763

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge-EP
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	406	195
Processor Number	6143	E5-2696 v2
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3300 MHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		30 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	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 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
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)