Intel Xeon Gold 6208U vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6208U and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6208U

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6208U

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 78.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2265 vs 1624
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27085 vs 19795

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 78.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265 vs 1624
PassMark - CPU mark	27085 vs 19795

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2265

1624

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27085

19795

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6208U	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265	1624
PassMark - CPU mark	27085	19795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6208U	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$989
Place in performance rating	790	792
Processor Number	6208U	E5-2650V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	78.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	32	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	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® 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
Intel® TSX-NI
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)