Intel Xeon Gold 6326 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6326 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6326

Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6326

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 384 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2350 vs 1555
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53385 vs 18945

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs September 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2350 vs 1555
PassMark - CPU mark	53385 vs 18945

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 78°C
Around 4% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 95% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 185 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 78°C
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 24 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6326
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2350

1555

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53385

18945

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6326	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2350	1555
PassMark - CPU mark	53385	18945
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		21273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6326	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517
Place in performance rating	476	472
Processor Number	6326	E5-2470V2
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,250
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.68
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	32	20
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	8	3
Maximum memory size	6 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	24
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)