Xeon E5-2697A v4 vs Gold 6146

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6146
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 165 Watt
14.67
+7.7%
Xeon E5-2697A v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 145 Watt
13.62

Xeon Gold 6146 outperforms Xeon E5-2697A v4 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking485550
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.602.71
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency8.418.88
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,286$2,891

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6146 has 33% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697A v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2432
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier3226
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache12 MB4 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB40 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C78 °C
Number of transistorsno data7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4 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 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4. 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 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4 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 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4.

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 6146 14.67
+7.7%
Xeon E5-2697A v4 13.62

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 6146 23296
+7.7%
Xeon E5-2697A v4 21633

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 6146 1192
+11.4%
Xeon E5-2697A v4 1070

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 6146 8856
+6.9%
Xeon E5-2697A v4 8288

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.67 13.62
Recency 11 July 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 24 32
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 145 Watt

Xeon Gold 6146 has a 7.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Xeon E5-2697A v4, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 13.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon E5-2697A v4.


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