Intel Xeon Gold 6248 vs Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6248 and Intel Xeon E7-8867 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6248

Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1998 vs 1730

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1998 vs 1730

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46001 vs 37412

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46001 vs 37412

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6248
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1998

1730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

37412

46001

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6248	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1998	1730
PassMark - CPU mark	37412	46001

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$3072 - $3078
Place in performance rating	768	772
Processor Number	6248	E7-8867V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S8S
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® 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® 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)