Intel Xeon Gold 6248R vs Intel Xeon W-3265

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6248R and Intel Xeon W-3265 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 W-3265

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248R

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 8% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61312 vs 30105

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 3 Jun 2019
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 33 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	61312 vs 30105

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2343

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572 vs 2343

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6248R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2343

2572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61312

30105

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R	Intel Xeon W-3265
PassMark - Single thread mark	2343	2572
PassMark - CPU mark	61312	30105

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R	Intel Xeon W-3265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	3 Jun 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2700	$3349
Place in performance rating	270	532
Processor Number	6248R	W-3265
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		78 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GiB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
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 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
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)