Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6246 and Intel Xeon W-2175 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Intel Xeon W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246

2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 2469
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42206 vs 23432

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490 vs 2469
PassMark - CPU mark	42206 vs 23432

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 165 Watt

Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6246
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2490

2469

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42206

23432

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490	2469
PassMark - CPU mark	42206	23432

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q4'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3286
Place in performance rating	412	656
Processor Number	6246	W-2175
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.50 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	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	0
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	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
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	48
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)