Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Gold 6140

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6140
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
15.39
+32.4%
Xeon E5-2697 v3
2014
14 cores / 28 threads, 145 Watt
11.62

Xeon Gold 6140 outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v3 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E5-2697 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking453675
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.81no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.407.58
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E5-2697 v3 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads3628
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s9.6 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1.125 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache18 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB35 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature91 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data77 °C
Number of transistorsno data5,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E5-2697 v3 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E5-2697 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
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 6140 and Xeon E5-2697 v3 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 6140 and Xeon E5-2697 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E5-2697 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E5-2697 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 6140 15.39
+32.4%
Xeon E5-2697 v3 11.62

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 6140 24445
+32.5%
Xeon E5-2697 v3 18455

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 6140 1099
+0.6%
Xeon E5-2697 v3 1092

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 6140 8502
+14.4%
Xeon E5-2697 v3 7429

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.39 11.62
Recency 25 April 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 18 14
Threads 36 28
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 145 Watt

Xeon Gold 6140 has a 32.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 28.6% more physical cores and 28.6% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 3.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6140 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697 v3 in performance tests.


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