Intel Xeon Gold 6348 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6348 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6348

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 22
  • 12 more threads: 56 vs 44
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 27% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1536 GB
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 20 June 2016
Number of cores 28 vs 22
Number of threads 56 vs 44
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 1.75 MB vs 1408 KB
L2 cache 28 MB vs 5.5 MB
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 1536 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • Around 31% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 235 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L3 cache 55 MB vs 42 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 235 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6348
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2354
PassMark - CPU mark 75906
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 6348 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Broadwell EP
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $3072
Place in performance rating 162 273
Processor Number 6348 E5-2696 v4
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors E5-2000
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Xeon E5

Performance

Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2.2 GHz
L1 cache 1.75 MB 1408 KB
L2 cache 28 MB 5.5 MB
L3 cache 42 MB 55 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 80°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 28 22
Number of threads 56 44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range -25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count 7.2 billion
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Memory

Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory size 6 TB 1536 GB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 71.53 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 235 Watt 150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 40
PCI Express revision 4.0
Scalability 2S
Number of USB ports 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 1x16

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)

Advanced Technologies

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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)