Intel Xeon Gold 6148 4-core LGA 14
The 20-core, 40-thread design with a 27.5MB L3 cache and 3.7GHz turbo boost delivers strong parallel throughput for virtualized and multi-tenant workloads. Support for ECC DDR4 memory and advanced hardware-enhanced security features ensures data integrity and reliability in mission-critical deployments. This processor is best for data center operators running dense cloud-compute, hybrid-cloud, and storage servers where consistent 150W TDP performance under sustained load is required.
Cores 4
Threads 12
Boost Clock 3400 MHz
L3 Cache 27.5 MB
TDP 130 W
Socket LGA 14
38 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong platform (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong ai (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average single thread (7th percentile)
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
- Below average feature (21st percentile)
- Below average affordability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Xeon Gold |
| Model | 6148 |
| Codename | Milan |
| Class | server |
| Process | 7 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 4 |
| P-cores | 16 |
| Threads | 12 |
| Base Clock | 2400 |
| Boost Clock | 3400 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 27.5 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 7363 |
| PassMark Single | 259 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 3200 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 14 |
| PCIe | 4 |
| PCIe Lanes | 128 |
| TDP | 130 |
| Max Turbo Power | 150 |
| Unlocked | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Xeon Gold 6148 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | SMC EPYC 9555P | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF | Dell Inspiron 7700 | Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 16 | 64 | - | 10 | - |
| Threads | 12 | 32 | 128 | - | 12 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3400 | 5700 | 4400 | - | 4700 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 27.5 | 128 | 256 | - | 12 | - |
| Tdp W | 130 | 120 | 360 | - | 15 | - |
| Socket | LGA 14 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | - | Intel BGA 1744 | - |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | - | Iris Xe 96EU | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Gold 6148 | 78 | 20.5 | 84.5 | 41.4 | 52.5 | 14.9 | 32.6 | 7 |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Compare | 96 | 98.6 | 92.4 | 97 | 95.7 | 84.6 | 14.5 | 92.9 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.2 | 96.8 | 89.6 | 99.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 85.9 |
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF Compare | 85.7 | 20.5 | 17.4 | 66.5 | 97 | 0 | 6.3 | 98.4 |
| Dell Inspiron 7700 Compare | 60.5 | 69.9 | 71.5 | 99.5 | 64.3 | 25.2 | 3.5 | 82.2 |
| Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X Compare | 63.7 | 20.5 | 17.4 | 39.6 | 81.8 | 0 | 39.9 | 85.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall38.2
- AI/LLM49.1
- Budget23.5
- Gaming10.8
- Server50.3
- Efficiency20.6
- Productivity44.6
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