Xeon E3-1290 vs Gold 6136

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6136 and Xeon E3-1290 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	519	1465
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.70	1.25
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	29 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,460	$885
Current price	$859 (0.3x MSRP)	$241 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6136 has 596% better value for money than Xeon E3-1290.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6136 and Xeon E3-1290 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	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	57 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6136 and Xeon E3-1290 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	LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6136 and Xeon E3-1290. 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® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6136 and Xeon E3-1290 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6136 and Xeon E3-1290 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6136 and Xeon E3-1290. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6136 and Xeon E3-1290.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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 6136 outperforms E3-1290 by 283% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.45	3.51
Recency	25 April 2017	29 May 2011
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Cost	$2460	$885
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	95 Watt

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