Intel Xeon Gold 6148 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6148 and Intel Xeon E5-2699A 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6148

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46555 vs 44907
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 46555 vs 44907

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 20
  • 4 more threads: 44 vs 40
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2122 vs 2105
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 22 vs 20
Number of threads 44 vs 40
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 145 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2122 vs 2105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6148
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2105
2122
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
46555
44907
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2105 2122
PassMark - CPU mark 46555 44907

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Broadwell
Launch date Q3'17 04'16
Place in performance rating 610 625
Processor Number 6148 E5-2699AV4
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 20 22
Number of threads 40 44
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) 150 Watt 145 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)