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.

 

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 497 492
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)