Intel Xeon Gold 6244 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6244 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 6244

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 24% 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 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2559 vs 1661
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33625 vs 17238

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2559 vs 1661
PassMark - CPU mark	33625 vs 17238

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 74°C
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 74°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6244
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2559

1661

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33625

17238

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2559	1661
PassMark - CPU mark	33625	17238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'19	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$3412
Place in performance rating	586	597
Processor Number	6244	E5-2450V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.50 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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)
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® 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)