Intel Xeon Gold 6250 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6252

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6250 and Intel Xeon Gold 6252 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 6252

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 2255

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 2255

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6252

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 60°C
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49891 vs 35164

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 60°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49891 vs 35164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6250
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6252

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

2255

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35164

49891

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	Intel Xeon Gold 6252
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	2255
PassMark - CPU mark	35164	49891

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	Intel Xeon Gold 6252
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3894	$3655 - $3662
Place in performance rating	411	414
Processor Number	6250	6252
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	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 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
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	150 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)