Xeon W3570 vs Gold 6140

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W3570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	448	1892
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.05	0.29
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	10.40	1.50
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,445	$480

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6140 has 1641% better value for money than Xeon W3570.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W3570 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	36	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.46 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	91 °C	68 °C
Number of transistors	no data	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W3570 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W3570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W3570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W3570 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W3570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	24 GB
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	32 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W3570.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.68	2.10
Recency	25 April 2017	30 March 2009
Physical cores	18	4
Threads	36	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt

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