Intel Xeon Gold 6248 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6248 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 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 6248

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 14
12 more threads: 40 vs 28
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79°C
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 1921
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33619 vs 27097

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 14
Number of threads	40 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931 vs 1921
PassMark - CPU mark	33619 vs 27097

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6248
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

1921

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33619

27097

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6248	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	1921
PassMark - CPU mark	33619	27097
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25358

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$3072 - $3078
Place in performance rating	755	200
Processor Number	6248	E5-2660V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	20	14
Number of threads	40	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
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
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)	150 Watt	105 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)
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
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)