Intel Xeon Gold 6212U vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6212U and Intel Xeon E5-2678 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 24 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 30 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

  • Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 165 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Name Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2013
PassMark - CPU mark 27470
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7451

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Haswell-EP
Launch date 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2000
Place in performance rating 914 922
Processor Number 6212U E5-2678 v3
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2500 MHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 768 KB
L2 cache 24 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 35.75 MB 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 24 12
Number of threads 48 24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 120 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 1S Only

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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)