Intel Xeon Gold 6248 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6248 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
  • 24 more threads: 40 vs 16
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 78°C
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33619 vs 24083
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 8
Number of threads 40 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 86°C vs 78°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 33619 vs 24083

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2182 vs 1931
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2182 vs 1931

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6248
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1931
2182
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
33619
24083
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1931 2182
PassMark - CPU mark 33619 24083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3805
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24669

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP) $3072 - $3078
Place in performance rating 749 149
Processor Number 6248 E5-2667V4
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 3.20 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 78°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 20 8
Number of threads 40 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
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) 150 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)
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)