Intel Xeon Gold 6248R vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6248R and Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 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 6248R

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248R

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz

Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 2 Apr 2019
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 75°C
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2347 vs 2335
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62130 vs 61068

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 75°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2347 vs 2335
PassMark - CPU mark	62130 vs 61068

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6248R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2335

2347

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61068

62130

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
PassMark - Single thread mark	2335	2347
PassMark - CPU mark	61068	62130

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2700	$6302
Place in performance rating	338	325
Processor Number	6248R	8268
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	205 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
PCIe configurations		1x16, x8, x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)