Intel Xeon Gold 6430 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6430 and Intel Xeon E5-2697A 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

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: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 2150
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82407 vs 33757

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497 vs 2150
PassMark - CPU mark	82407 vs 33757

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 72°C
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 270 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6430
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2497

2150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82407

33757

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497	2150
PassMark - CPU mark	82407	33757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'23	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2128
Place in performance rating	138	134
Processor Number	6430	E5-2697AV4
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.60 GHz
L3 cache	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
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
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	145 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)