Xeon E-2134 vs Gold 6148

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E-2134 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	284	1033
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	42.12	12.43
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	12 July 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,072	$250
Current price	$318 (0.1x MSRP)	$299 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6148 has 239% better value for money than Xeon E-2134.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E-2134 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	40	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.25 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E-2134 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	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E-2134. 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
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	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E-2134 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® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E-2134 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E-2134. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E-2134.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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 6148 outperforms E-2134 by 215% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.75	5.96
Recency	25 April 2017	12 July 2018
Physical cores	20	4
Threads	40	8
Cost	$3072	$250
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	71 Watt

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