Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y and Intel Xeon E5-2695 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3082 vs 1887
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68988 vs 35084

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3082 vs 1887
PassMark - CPU mark	68988 vs 35084

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 185 Watt

Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3082

1887

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68988

35084

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3082	1887
PassMark - CPU mark	68988	35084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3294
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		29615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		52.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		403.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		16.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		162.162

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517
Place in performance rating	113	122
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		E5-2695V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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)