Intel Xeon Gold 6348 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6348 and Intel Xeon Gold 6136 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 Gold 6136

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6348

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 12
32 more threads: 56 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2354 vs 2170
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 75906 vs 36329

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 12
Number of threads	56 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2354 vs 2170
PassMark - CPU mark	75906 vs 36329

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 80°C
Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 235 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 235 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6348
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6136

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2354

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

75906

36329

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6348	Intel Xeon Gold 6136
PassMark - Single thread mark	2354	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	75906	36329
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4351
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		31493

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6348	Intel Xeon Gold 6136
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3072
Place in performance rating	164	61
Processor Number	6348	6136
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.00 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	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	28	12
Number of threads	56	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	235 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
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® 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	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)