Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 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 6230

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2110 vs 1618
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44763 vs 16619

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	44763 vs 16619

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44763

16619

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	44763	16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	537	532
Processor Number	6230	E5-2450V2
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	20	8
Number of threads	40	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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)