Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2390 vs 2114

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2390 vs 2114

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 79°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39543 vs 30808

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 79°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39543 vs 30808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2390

2114

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30808

39543

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2390	2114
PassMark - CPU mark	30808	39543

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'19	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2613
Place in performance rating	695	701
Processor Number	6234	E5-2698V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.20 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	20
Number of threads	16	40
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	135 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	4S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)