The　objective　of　this　study　is　to　investigate　the　compaction　characteristics　of　cold　recycled　mixtures　with　asphalt　emulsion　(CRME)　using　the　Superpave　gyratory　compactor　(SGC)　method.　Five　characteristic　parameters　were　proposed　and　calculated　including　the　compaction　energy　index,　the　compaction　energy　index,　three　compaction　energy　indicators　at　different　compaction　stages.　The　influence　of　these　parameters　and　material　compositions　were　analyzed　for　the　pavement　performance.　The　difference　between　SGC　and　Marshall　double-sided　compaction/heavy　compaction　method　was　compared.　The　results　show　that　the　proposed　parameters　can　better　reflect　the　compaction　characteristics　of　CRME,　and　the　mixture　effect　with　SGC　of　50　gyrations　was　close　to　that　with　75　blows　using　the　Marshall　compaction.　The　asphalt　emulsion　contents　and　compaction　temperatures　had　a　significant　effect　on　compaction　characteristics,　but　the　effect　of　aggregate　gradations　was　not　significant.　The　appropriate　asphalt　emulsion　and　the　new　aggregate　content　can　increase　the　capability　of　the　CRME　to　resist　the　permanent　deformation.　The　optimum　mixing　water　content　of　CRME　obtained　by　the　SGC　method　was　reduced　by　18%,　but　the　density　increased　by　3.5%,　compared　with　the　heavy　compaction　method.　Finally,　a　new　idea　to　determine　the　optimum　emulsified　asphalt　content　of　CRME　was　provided　through　analyzing　the　compaction　characteristic　parameters.