Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs Gold 6134

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6134
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
10.46
+55.7%
Xeon E5-2470 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 95 Watt
6.72

Xeon Gold 6134 outperforms Xeon E5-2470 v2 by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7391026
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.71no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency7.616.69
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,214no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C80 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB384 GB
Max memory channels63
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon E5-2470 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4824

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 Gold 6134 10.46
+55.7%
Xeon E5-2470 v2 6.72

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 Gold 6134 16614
+55.6%
Xeon E5-2470 v2 10675

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.

Xeon Gold 6134 1234
+158%
Xeon E5-2470 v2 479

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.

Xeon Gold 6134 7293
+131%
Xeon E5-2470 v2 3160

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.46 6.72
Recency 25 April 2017 1 September 2013
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon Gold 6134 has a 55.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2470 v2, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6134 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2470 v2 in performance tests.


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