Xeon Gold 6414U vs E5-2670

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
5.65
Xeon Gold 6414U
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 250 Watt
36.01
+537%

Xeon Gold 6414U outperforms Xeon E5-2670 by a whopping 537% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1148100
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.0845.07
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.6513.62
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$145$2,296

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6414U has 396% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1664
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size435 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature80 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AMX, Intel® 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
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size384 GB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4080

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 E5-2670 5.65
Xeon Gold 6414U 36.01
+537%

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 E5-2670 8968
Xeon Gold 6414U 57200
+538%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.65 36.01
Recency 6 March 2012 10 January 2023
Physical cores 8 32
Threads 16 64
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 has 117.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6414U, on the other hand, has a 537.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6414U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2670 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Gold 6414U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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