Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6248

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Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon Gold 6248

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 or Intel Xeon Gold 6248 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6248 has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6248 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Xeon Gold (148)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
6 Generation 2
Broadwell E Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 is 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 6248 has 20 CPU cores and 40 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6248 is at 2.50 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6248
16 Cores 20
32 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6248
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 or Intel Xeon Gold 6248 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6248 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6248
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2933
1536 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
40.00 MB L3 Cache 27.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 is 120 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6248 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6248
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 40.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6248 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 27.50 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6248
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011-3 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 3078 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
826 (80%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
1028 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
10195 (67%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
15277 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
963 (73%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
1327 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
17608 (60%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
29512 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
7633 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.10 GHz
6324 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
125 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
2112 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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