Intel Xeon Gold 6348 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6348 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6348

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6348

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 6
44 more threads: 56 vs 12
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2363 vs 2264
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 76125 vs 20119

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 6
Number of threads	56 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2363 vs 2264
PassMark - CPU mark	76125 vs 20119

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 235 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 235 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6348
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2363

2264

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

76125

20119

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6348	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2363	2264
PassMark - CPU mark	76125	20119
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19860

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6348	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$3072
Place in performance rating	251	244
Processor Number	6348	E5-2643V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	42 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	28	6
Number of threads	56	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	235 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
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® AVX2
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)