Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6146 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2358 vs 2188
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4964 vs 4419

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2358 vs 2188
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4964 vs 4419

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 76°C
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49623 vs 38586
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 36691 vs 35971

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 76°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49623 vs 38586
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	36691 vs 35971

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6146
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2358

2188

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38586

49623

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4964

4419

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

35971

36691

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2358	2188
PassMark - CPU mark	38586	49623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4964	4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	35971	36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	July 2017
Place in performance rating	29	36
Processor Number	6146	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	3.20 GHz	3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	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)	165 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)