Xeon Gold 6129 vs E5-2696 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 6129 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	475	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.61	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	no data
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	1 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	$122	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 6129 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	36	32
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	22 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 6129 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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	2011-3	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 6129. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 6129 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 6129 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 6129. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Gold 6129.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	1 April 2018
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	120 Watt

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