Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2190
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53981 vs 49692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs July 2017
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 2190
PassMark - CPU mark	53981 vs 49692

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53981

49692

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	53981	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$3803
Place in performance rating	340	24
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Processor Number		6154
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	18	18
Number of threads	36	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)