Intel Xeon Gold 6262V vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6262V and Intel Xeon E5-2620 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6262V

Intel Xeon E5-2620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262V

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
36 more threads: 48 vs 12
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 77.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x 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 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1486 vs 1133

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Number of threads	48 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 77.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	33 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486 vs 1133

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620

Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 135 Watt
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9802 vs 3155

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9802 vs 3155

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1486

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3155

9802

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6262V	Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	3155	9802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		139.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		35.214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6262V	Intel Xeon E5-2620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'19	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$3321	$36
Place in performance rating	1698	1684
Processor Number	6262V	E5-2620
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$34.65
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		67.37
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.00 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	77.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	24	6
Number of threads	48	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)