Intel Xeon Gold 6334 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6334 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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 6334

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6334

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
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 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2518 vs 1655
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35117 vs 17033

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2518 vs 1655
PassMark - CPU mark	35117 vs 17033

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 69°C
Around 11% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 69°C
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 18 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6334
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2518

1655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35117

17033

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6334	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2518	1655
PassMark - CPU mark	35117	17033
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6334	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2214
Place in performance rating	587	600
Processor Number	6334	E5-2450V2
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
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)	165 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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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)