Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6421N and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
  • 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2978 vs 2007
  • Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58797 vs 30929
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 16
Number of threads 64 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2978 vs 2007
PassMark - CPU mark 58797 vs 30929

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 185 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2978
2007
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
58797
30929
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2978 2007
PassMark - CPU mark 58797 30929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 26574

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP) $2368
Place in performance rating 189 186
Architecture codename Haswell
Processor Number E5-2698V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Announced
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 1800 MHz 2.30 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 60MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 32 16
Number of threads 64 32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 87.9°C
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4400 MHz, Eight-channel DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm

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

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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)