Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6246 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 2073
6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42206 vs 6954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490 vs 2073
PassMark - CPU mark	42206 vs 6954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6246
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2490

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42206

6954

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	42206	6954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		442.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		62.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$3286
Place in performance rating	500	507
Processor Number	6246	E3-1265LV4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		48
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3