Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6246 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 70°C
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 2313
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42206 vs 14164

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 70°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490 vs 2313
PassMark - CPU mark	42206 vs 14164

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6246
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2490

2313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42206

14164

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490	2313
PassMark - CPU mark	42206	14164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25553

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$3286
Place in performance rating	415	140
Processor Number	6246	E5-1680V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.40 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	70°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)