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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6148

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

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: 46701 vs 44999

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46701 vs 44999

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

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	2113 vs 2107

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2107

2113

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46701

44999

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6148	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2107	2113
PassMark - CPU mark	46701	44999

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	631
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)