Xeon E6540 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

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Intel Xeon E6540

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 with 18 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 4)

Lower TDP (105W vs 200W)

Intel Xeon Gold 6154 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 4 months late

Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (24.75MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E6540

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Intel Xeon Gold 6154

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Jul 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Nehalem-EX

Core Architecture

Skylake-SP

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Beckton)

Generation

Xeon Gold (Skylake-SP)

Package

2.3 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

200 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

684 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3 GHz

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

18

12

Total Thread Count

36

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

30.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

24.75 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR4

4

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

-

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