Intel Xeon Gold 6143 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6143 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 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).

Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 16
12 more threads: 44 vs 32
2x more maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 768 GB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Number of cores	22 vs 16
Number of threads	44 vs 32
Maximum memory size	1536 GB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6143
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392
PassMark - CPU mark	46473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell EP
Launch date	Q3'17	20 June 2016
Place in performance rating	406	274
Processor Number	6143	E5-2696 v4
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	E5-2000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	22
Number of threads	32	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
L1 cache		1408 KB
L2 cache		5.5 MB
L3 cache		55 MB
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1536 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		71.53 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	S4S
Number of USB ports		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 1x16
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)