Intel Xeon Gold 6250L vs Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6250L and Intel Xeon Gold 6244 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 6250L

Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250L

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 44% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.5x more maximum memory size: 4.5 TB vs 1 TB

Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB vs 1 TB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 60°C
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 60°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6250L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6250L	Intel Xeon Gold 6244
PassMark - Single thread mark		2559
PassMark - CPU mark		33625

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6250L	Intel Xeon Gold 6244
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$7331	$3412
Place in performance rating	not rated	493
Processor Number	6250L	6244
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	4.5 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)
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)