Xeon E5504 vs Gold 6128
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6128 outperforms Xeon E5504 by a whopping 729% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 947 | 2512 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.11 | 0.07 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.52 | 1.13 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Gainestown (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 30 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,697 | $60 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6128 has 2914% better value for money than Xeon E5504.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504 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) | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 144 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 19.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.96 | 0.96 |
| Recency | 25 April 2017 | 30 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 80 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6128 has a 729.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon E5504, on the other hand, has 43.8% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 6128 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5504 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon E5504, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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