Intel Xeon Gold 6430 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6430 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. 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 6430

  • 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
  • 36 more threads: 64 vs 28
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 71% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 1960
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82407 vs 28292
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 14
Number of threads 64 vs 28
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 60 MB vs 35 MB
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2497 vs 1960
PassMark - CPU mark 82407 vs 28292

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 72°C
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 270 Watt
Maximum core temperature 86°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6430
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2497
1960
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
82407
28292
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6430 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2497 1960
PassMark - CPU mark 82407 28292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30097

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6430 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids Broadwell
Launch date Q1'23 10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $2128 $1,745
Place in performance rating 137 148
Processor Number 6430 E5-2680V4
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $1,762.90
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.32

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.40 GHz
L3 cache 60 MB 35 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 32 14
Number of threads 64 28
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size 306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache 448 KB
L2 cache 3.5 MB
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 4700 Million
VID voltage range 0

Memory

Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory size 6 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 4400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR5-4400 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4677 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 80 40
PCI Express revision 5.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 2S
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)

Graphics

Processor graphics None