Xeon Gold 6254 vs E5-2697 v2
Aggregate performance score
Gold 6254 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 794 | 262 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.85 | 12.87 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon (Desktop) | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 10 September 2013 (10 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | $3,803 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 70% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6254.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 8GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 1.125 MB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 18 MB |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 24.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 86 °C | 82 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254 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 configuration | 2 | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.7 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 48 |
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.
Gold 6254 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Gold 6254 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 117% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Gold 6254 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 77% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Gold 6254 outperforms E5-2697 v2 by 220% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.24 | 20.06 |
| Recency | 10 September 2013 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 18 |
| Threads | 24 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 200 Watt |
Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 53.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6254, on the other hand, has a 117.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Gold 6254 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697 v2 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon Gold 6254, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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