Intel Xeon Gold 6154 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 6154

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 24% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2190 vs 1618
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49692 vs 16619
Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4419 vs 2856
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 36691 vs 17874

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs September 2013
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared) vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2190 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	49692 vs 16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4419 vs 2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	36691 vs 17874

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6154
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2190

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49692

16619

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4419

2856

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

36691

17874

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6154	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2190	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	49692	16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4419	2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	36691	17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6154	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	July 2017	September 2013
Place in performance rating	24	532
Price now	$3,809
Processor Number	6154	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.14
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of threads	36	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Transistor count	8000 million	1400 million
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		1
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	95 Watt
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)