Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs Samsung S5L8920

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Intel Xeon Gold 6246 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung S5L8920
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Samsung S5L8920

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 or Samsung S5L8920 - 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 6246 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 was released in Q2/2019.

The Samsung S5L8920 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung S5L8920 was released in Q2/2009.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Samsung S5L (3)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Samsung S5L8920 (1)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A8
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the Samsung S5L8920 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung S5L8920 is at 0.60 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
12 Cores 1
24 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 0.60 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.70 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 6246 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 or Samsung S5L8920 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 PowerVR SGX535
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 65nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 2
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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 PowerVR SGX535
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 6246 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The Samsung S5L8920 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
DDR4-2933 Memory
1024 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 0
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.26 MB
24.75 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is 165 W, while the Samsung S5L8920 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 24.75 MB cache. The Samsung S5L8920 is manufactured in 65 nm and has a 0.26 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
14 nm Technology 65 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 3647 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2009
3286 $ Release price --
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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 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
1177 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 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 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
11485 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 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 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
24453 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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