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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Intel Xeon Gold 6246

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	496	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)