Core i9 vs Xeon Gold 6148

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	279	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	42.16	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,072	no data
Current price	$318 (0.1x MSRP)	$418

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	no data
Threads	40	no data
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	no data
L2 cache	20 MB	no data
L3 cache	27.5 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency

25 April 2017

1 October 2023

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