Xeon Gold 6250 vs E5-2687W v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2687W v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 160 Watt
11.08
Xeon Gold 6250
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 185 Watt
13.17
+18.9%

Xeon Gold 6250 outperforms Xeon E5-2687W v4 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking707575
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.41no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.556.74
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)no data
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,141no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache30 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °C60 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250.

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 E5-2687W v4 11.08
Xeon Gold 6250 13.17
+18.9%

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 E5-2687W v4 17596
Xeon Gold 6250 20915
+18.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.08 13.17
Recency 20 June 2016 1 January 2020
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon E5-2687W v4 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 15.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6250, on the other hand, has a 18.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Xeon Gold 6250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2687W v4 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Gold 6250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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