Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs Intel Xeon W-2195

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and Intel Xeon W-2195 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

  • Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 66 °C
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38974 vs 27985
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 66 °C
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 38974 vs 27985

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2195

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
  • 12 more threads: 36 vs 24
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2445 vs 2353
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 12
Number of threads 36 vs 24
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2445 vs 2353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6146
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2195

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2353
2445
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
38974
27985
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon W-2195
PassMark - Single thread mark 2353 2445
PassMark - CPU mark 38974 27985
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 35971

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon W-2195

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Skylake
Launch date Q3'17 September 2017
Place in performance rating 21 598
Processor Number 6146 W-2195
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $2,767.89
Value for money (0-100) 2.66

Performance

Base frequency 3.20 GHz 2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 66 °C
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 12 18
Number of threads 24 36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 0
64 bit support
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25344 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 512 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 1S 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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

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
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)