Xeon Gold 6262 vs E5-2676 V3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2676 V3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.56
Xeon Gold 6262
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 135 Watt
13.74
+60.5%

Xeon Gold 6262 outperforms Xeon E5-2676 V3 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon Gold 6262 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking882534
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.759.63
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)no data
Release dateJune 2015 (9 years ago)1 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon Gold 6262 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2448
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache30 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data91 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon Gold 6262 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2no data
Socket2011-3no data
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon Gold 6262. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon Gold 6262 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon Gold 6262 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon Gold 6262. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Xeon Gold 6262.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2676 V3 8.56
Xeon Gold 6262 13.74
+60.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2676 V3 13595
Xeon Gold 6262 21823
+60.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.56 13.74
Physical cores 12 24
Threads 24 48
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon E5-2676 V3 has 12.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6262, on the other hand, has a 60.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6262 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2676 V3 in performance tests.


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