Intel Xeon Gold 6244 vs Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6244 and Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3 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 E5-4667 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Around 52% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2559 vs 1461
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33625 vs 15397

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2559 vs 1461
PassMark - CPU mark	33625 vs 15397

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 87.6°C vs 74°C
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt

Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	87.6°C vs 74°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6244
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2559

1461

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33625

15397

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2559	1461
PassMark - CPU mark	33625	15397
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20597

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'19	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$3412
Place in performance rating	494	492
Processor Number	6244	E5-4667V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	87.6°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	4S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)