Intel Xeon Gold 6248R vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6248R and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248R

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
  • 40 more threads: 48 vs 8
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
  • 7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61312 vs 8536
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 vs August 2017
Number of cores 24 vs 4
Number of threads 48 vs 8
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 24 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 61312 vs 8536

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2579 vs 2343
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 79 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2579 vs 2343

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6248R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2343
2579
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
61312
8536
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark 2343 2579
PassMark - CPU mark 61312 8536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18224

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Kaby Lake
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 August 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $2700
Place in performance rating 271 119
Processor Number 6248R E3-1285V6
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $450
Value for money (0-100) 7.82

Performance

Base frequency 3.00 GHz 4.10 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 24 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 35.75 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 24 4
Number of threads 48 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 160 mm
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 1 TB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 79 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4