Xeon Gold 6258R vs E5-2696 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6258R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	392	52
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.04	26.88
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,950
Current price	$1011	$2842 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6258R has 282% better value for money than Xeon E5-2696 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6258R 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	44	56
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	1.75 MB
L2 cache	5.5 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	55 MB	38.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6258R 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6258R. 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	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
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 v4 and Xeon Gold 6258R 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 E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6258R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6258R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6258R.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Gold 6258R outperforms E5-2696 v4 by 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.04	41.37
Recency	20 June 2016	24 February 2020
Physical cores	22	28
Threads	44	56
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt

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