Intel Xeon Gold 6126 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H

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Intel Xeon Gold 6126 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6126 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H has 40 cores with 80 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18)
1 Generation 4
Skylake Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6126 is 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H has 40 CPU cores and 80 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H is at 2.20 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
12 Cores 40
24 Threads 80
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 307.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800
768 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 307.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
19.00 MB L3 Cache 105.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
48 PCIe lanes 80
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6126 is 125 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H has a TDP of 330 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 330 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 105.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 4677
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2023
1850 $ Release price 10710 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1040 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
10866 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1268 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
349 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
9189 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
19227 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
1996 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
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