Intel Xeon Gold 6250 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6250 and Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
  • Around 44% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 2490
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2705 vs 2490

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 27% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 60°C
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 185 Watt
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42206 vs 35164
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 60°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 42206 vs 35164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6250
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6246

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2705
2490
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
35164
42206
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
PassMark - Single thread mark 2705 2490
PassMark - CPU mark 35164 42206

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date Q1'20 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $3894 $3286
Place in performance rating 497 500
Processor Number 6250 6246
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.90 GHz 3.30 GHz
L3 cache 35.75 MB 24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 60°C 76°C
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 24
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 12 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 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) 185 Watt 165 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 4S

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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2 2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)