Xeon E-2314 vs Gold 6126

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	578	1095
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.19	27.96
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	8 September 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,776	no data
Current price	$1241 (0.7x MSRP)	$233

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2314 has 439% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6126.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2314 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2314 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2314 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2314.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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 6126 outperforms E-2314 by 129% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.09	5.27
Recency	25 April 2017	8 September 2021
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

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