Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 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 E5-2697 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 18
4 more threads: 40 vs 36
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44580 vs 38140

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 18
Number of threads	40 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44580 vs 38140

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2105 vs 2098

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2098

2105

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44580

38140

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2098	2105
PassMark - CPU mark	44580	38140
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8900

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	538	965
Processor Number	6230	E5-2697V4
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	18
Number of threads	40	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	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® 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)