Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and Intel Xeon E5-2695 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 6146

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2340 vs 1915
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38208 vs 35277
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4964 vs 3294
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 35971 vs 29615

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340 vs 1915
PassMark - CPU mark	38208 vs 35277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4964 vs 3294
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	35971 vs 29615

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 76°C
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 165 Watt

Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 76°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6146
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2340

1915

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38208

35277

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4964

3294

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

35971

29615

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340	1915
PassMark - CPU mark	38208	35277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4964	3294
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	35971	29615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		52.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		403.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		16.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		162.162

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	21	107
Processor Number	6146	E5-2695V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	2S
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® AVX2
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® 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)