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.

 

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 694 700
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)