Xeon E6540 vs Gold 6254

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	255	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.02	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,803	no data
Current price	$1823 (0.5x MSRP)	$3352

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon E6540 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	36	12
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.27 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	no data
L2 cache	18 MB	no data
L3 cache	24.75 MB	18 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon E6540 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	FCLGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon E6540. 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	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon E6540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon E6540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon E6540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon E6540.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	1 January 2010
Physical cores	18	6
Threads	36	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	105 Watt

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