Xeon E5-2699 v3 vs Gold 6144
Aggregated performance score
E5-2699 v3 outperforms Gold 6144 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 530 | 522 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 12.96 | 17.27 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Haswell-EP (2014) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (6 years ago) | 8 September 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,925 | no data |
| Current price | $604 (0.2x MSRP) | $266 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2699 v3 has 33% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6144.
Detailed Specifications
Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB | 45 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 356 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | 76 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 77 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3 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 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 145 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3. 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® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| 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 | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3 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 Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 68 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 40 |
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.
E5-2699 v3 outperforms Gold 6144 by 1% based on our aggregated 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%
E5-2699 v3 outperforms Gold 6144 by 1% in Passmark.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 12.93 | 13.12 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 8 September 2014 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 18 |
| Threads | 16 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 145 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E5-2699 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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