Xeon Gold 6137 vs Gold 6146

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6146
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 165 Watt
15.22
+20.3%

Xeon Gold 6146 outperforms Xeon Gold 6137 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6137 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking477624
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.84no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency8.415.63
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,286no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6137 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache12 MBno data
L3 cache24.75 MB25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6137 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6137. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6137 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6137 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6137. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6137.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 15.22
+20.3%
Xeon Gold 6137 12.65

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
+20.3%
Xeon Gold 6137 19365

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.22 12.65
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Gold 6146 has a 20.3% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 24.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6146 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6137 in performance tests.


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