Intel Xeon Gold 6134 vs E5-2697 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2697 v4
13.52
+25%

E5-2697 v4 outperforms Gold 6134 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Gold 6134 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking485636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money27.3317.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)25 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,702$2,214
Current price$66 (0x MSRP)$312 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2697 v4 has 56% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6134.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Gold 6134 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache4.5 MB8 MB
L3 cache45 MB24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature79 °C79 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Gold 6134 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)145 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Gold 6134. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Gold 6134 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Gold 6134 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Gold 6134. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1.5 TB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Gold 6134.

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 E5-2697 v4 13.52
+25%
Xeon Gold 6134 10.82

E5-2697 v4 outperforms Gold 6134 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2697 v4 20758
+24.9%
Xeon Gold 6134 16621

E5-2697 v4 outperforms Gold 6134 by 25% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2697 v4 1040
Xeon Gold 6134 1205
+15.9%

Gold 6134 outperforms E5-2697 v4 by 16% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2697 v4 8039
+7.5%
Xeon Gold 6134 7480

E5-2697 v4 outperforms Gold 6134 by 7% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.52 10.82
Recency 20 June 2016 25 April 2017
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Cost $2702 $2214
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 130 Watt

The Xeon E5-2697 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6134 in performance tests.


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