Intel Xeon Gold 6250 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6250 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 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 6250

Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 43% 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 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 1557
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35164 vs 18778

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 25600 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 1557
PassMark - CPU mark	35164 vs 18778

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 60°C
Around 95% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 185 Watt

Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 60°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6250
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

1557

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35164

18778

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	1557
PassMark - CPU mark	35164	18778
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		21273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'20	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$3894
Place in performance rating	490	489
Processor Number	6250	E5-2470V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,250
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.68
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	60°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	20
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)	185 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	S4S	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)