Intel Xeon Gold 6252 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6252 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6252

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 10
  • 28 more threads: 48 vs 20
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 80°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 9.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 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 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2255 vs 1557
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49891 vs 18806
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores 24 vs 10
Number of threads 48 vs 20
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 86°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 24 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 25600 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2255 vs 1557
PassMark - CPU mark 49891 vs 18806

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

  • Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 150 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2255
1557
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
49891
18806
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2255 1557
PassMark - CPU mark 49891 18806
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 21273

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $3655 - $3662
Place in performance rating 492 488
Processor Number 6252 E5-2470V2
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $2,250
Value for money (0-100) 1.68

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 24 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 35.75 MB 25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 24 10
Number of threads 48 20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
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) 150 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 4S 2S Only
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® 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)