Intel Xeon Gold 6150 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6148

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6150 and Intel Xeon Gold 6148 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 6150

Intel Xeon Gold 6148

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6150

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 86°C
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47205 vs 46729

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 86°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2118 vs 2110
PassMark - CPU mark	47205 vs 46729

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6148

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 18
4 more threads: 40 vs 36
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt

Number of cores	20 vs 18
Number of threads	40 vs 36
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6150
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6148

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2118

2110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

47205

46729

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6150	Intel Xeon Gold 6148
PassMark - Single thread mark	2118	2110
PassMark - CPU mark	47205	46729

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6150	Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	507	514
Processor Number	6150	6148
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	18	20
Number of threads	36	40
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
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	150 Watt
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)