Xeon Gold 6142 vs E5-2650 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
6.21
Xeon Gold 6142
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
15.87
+156%

Xeon Gold 6142 outperforms Xeon E5-2650 v2 by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Gold 6142 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1085427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.464.23
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency6.1910.01
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$650$2,946

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6142 has 72% better value for money than Xeon E5-2650 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Gold 6142 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)22 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °C85 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Gold 6142 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 configuration24 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Gold 6142. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Gold 6142 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Gold 6142 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Gold 6142. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Gold 6142.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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 E5-2650 v2 6.21
Xeon Gold 6142 15.87
+156%

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 E5-2650 v2 9865
Xeon Gold 6142 25215
+156%

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 E5-2650 v2 519
Xeon Gold 6142 1136
+119%

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 E5-2650 v2 3152
Xeon Gold 6142 8703
+176%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.21 15.87
Recency 1 September 2013 25 April 2017
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v2 has 57.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6142, on the other hand, has a 155.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6142 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2650 v2 in performance tests.


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