Xeon E5-1620 vs Gold 6154

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6154
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 200 Watt
18.71
+389%

Xeon Gold 6154 outperforms Xeon E5-1620 by a whopping 389% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon E5-1620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3331475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.781.67
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency8.532.69
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,543$313

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6154 has 186% better value for money than Xeon E5-1620.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon E5-1620 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads368
Base clock speed3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.125 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)10240 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data294 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °C64 °C
Number of transistors8,000 million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon E5-1620 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon E5-1620. 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+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon E5-1620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon E5-1620 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon E5-1620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB375 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon E5-1620.

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 6154 18.71
+389%
Xeon E5-1620 3.83

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 6154 28632
+388%
Xeon E5-1620 5862

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 6154 1195
+95.6%
Xeon E5-1620 611

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 6154 9571
+326%
Xeon E5-1620 2246

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.71 3.83
Recency 25 April 2017 6 March 2012
Physical cores 18 4
Threads 36 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon Gold 6154 has a 388.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 350% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-1620, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6154 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 in performance tests.


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