Intel Xeon Gold 6152 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6152 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 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 6152

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6152

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 8
28 more threads: 44 vs 16
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2048 vs 1639
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46151 vs 16884

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 8
Number of threads	44 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2048 vs 1639
PassMark - CPU mark	46151 vs 16884

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6152
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2048

1639

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46151

16884

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6152	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2048	1639
PassMark - CPU mark	46151	16884
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6152	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'17	September 2013
Place in performance rating	544	526
Processor Number	6152	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	22	8
Number of threads	44	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	2S 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® 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® AVX
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® 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)