Intel Xeon Gold 6258R vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6258R and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 22
12 more threads: 56 vs 44
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Number of cores	28 vs 22
Number of threads	56 vs 44
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 43% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 1 TB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt

L3 cache	55 MB vs 38.5 MB
Maximum memory size	1536 GB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2346
PassMark - CPU mark	63984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell EP
Launch date	Q1'20	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$4523
Place in performance rating	301	307
Processor Number	6258R	E5-2696 v4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	E5-2000
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.2 GHz
L3 cache	38.5 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	28	22
Number of threads	56	44
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
L1 cache		1408 KB
L2 cache		5.5 MB
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1536 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		71.53 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Number of USB ports		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)