Xeon 6780E vs Gold 6150

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6150
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
15.05
Xeon 6780E
2024
144 cores / 144 threads, 330 Watt
49.35
+228%

Xeon 6780E outperforms Xeon Gold 6150 by a whopping 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking50446
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.031.28
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency3.866.32
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (8 years ago)3 June 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,358$11,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 6780E has 24% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6150.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6150 and Xeon 6780E 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)144
Threads36144
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.125 MB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB4 MB (per module)
L3 cache24.75 MB108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 3 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6150 and Xeon 6780E 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6150 and Xeon 6780E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6150 and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6150 and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6150 and Xeon 6780E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6150 and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4888

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon Gold 6150 15.05
Xeon 6780E 49.35
+228%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6150 26447
Samples: 11
Xeon 6780E 86734
+228%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.05 49.35
Recency 25 April 2017 3 June 2024
Physical cores 18 144
Threads 36 144
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 330 Watt

Xeon Gold 6150 has 100% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6780E, on the other hand, has a 227.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 700% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Intel Xeon 6780E is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6150 in performance tests.

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