Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2014
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53981 vs 31517

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 2014
PassMark - CPU mark	53981 vs 31517

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2014

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53981

31517

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2014
PassMark - CPU mark	53981	31517
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		26574

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$3803
Place in performance rating	340	151
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2698V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Announced
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	18 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of threads	36	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		87.9°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)