Xeon E5345 vs Gold 6148

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E5345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	287	2250
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.42	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Clovertown
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	14 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,072	no data
Current price	$285 (0.1x MSRP)	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E5345 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	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	0.33 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	4 MB (per die)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	no data	582 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E5345 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	LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E5345. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	32 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E5345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E5345 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Xeon E5345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
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	+	-

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 6148 and Xeon E5345.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
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.

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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 E5345 by 1450% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.75	1.21
Recency	25 April 2017	14 November 2006
Physical cores	20	4
Threads	40	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	80 Watt

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