Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6416H and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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 6416H

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 4 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
24 more threads: 36 vs 12
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2860 vs 1978
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40606 vs 17175

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs September 2013
Number of cores	18 vs 6
Number of threads	36 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860 vs 1978
PassMark - CPU mark	40606 vs 17175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2860

1978

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40606

17175

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860	1978
PassMark - CPU mark	40606	17175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1444	$2,200
Place in performance rating	371	356
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Price now		$2,641.75
Processor Number		E5-2643V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	18	6
Number of threads	36	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)