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Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6148. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
Released
Q3/2017
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Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Xeon Gold 6148

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6146 or Intel Xeon Gold 6148? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Gold 6146 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Xeon Gold 6148 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 20 Cores. Power consumption of 150 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    122 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6146 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    161 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    44 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    59 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    33 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    51 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    168 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    188 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    137 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    107 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.67 times more cores

    20 left arrow 12
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.91 times less performance per watt

    150 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6148 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    65 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    351 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    46 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    95 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    27 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    22 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    158 place
  • CoreMark
    2 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 20
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 40
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6148 and Intel Xeon Gold 6146. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and Intel Xeon Gold 6148 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 150 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and Intel Xeon Gold 6146, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 28.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Skylake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and Intel Xeon Gold 6148.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
183
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
161
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2399
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
3310
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4705
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
4133
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
45068
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
62173
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
2.16
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
1.9
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
26.37
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
36.38
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
25142
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
25817
Intel Xeon Gold 6148

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