Intel Xeon Gold 6434 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4

Processor comparisons   29-03-2023
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Xeon Gold 6434 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Furmark, PassMark, RealBench, MATLAB, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valheim
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 or Intel Xeon Gold 6434.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Xeon Gold 6434

62%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon Gold 6434 is 11% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon Gold 6434

64%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Control, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	112.8	108.6
Valorant	128.2	123.4
Cyberpunk 2077	71.8	69.1
Apex Legends	120.5	116.0
Call of Duty Warzone	96.1	92.6
Overwatch	103.8	100.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	88.5	85.2
DOOM Eternal	64.1	61.7
Warzone	100.0	96.3
Assassin's Creed	107.7	103.7
Valheim	106.4	102.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon Gold 6434

27%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Xeon Gold 6434 is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 since it has less power consumption: 195W vs. 145W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Xeon Gold 6434	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Cinbench 15 Single-core	885	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2858	3177
Cinbench 20 Single-core	1964	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7051	7475
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1368	641
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	40142	18061

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon Gold 6434	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	12464	1916
Multi-Core	40862	18383

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon Gold 6434	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	1607	910
Multi-Core	24327	20218

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Xeon Gold 6434	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Announcement date	March 12, 2023	January 01, 2021
Type	Server	Server
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011-3
Core name	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	4	4
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	8	18
Threads	16	36
Bus rate	16 GT/s	9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	36000 millions	4130 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	195 W	145 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max. Memory	4 Gb	15 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	22.5 MB	45 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon Gold 6434 is 37% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 10 more core than Xeon Gold 6434. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6434 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 10
Although it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Xeon Gold 6434 and Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Xeon Gold 6434 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Xeon Gold 6434 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.

Intel Xeon Gold 6434 Processor Comparisons
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