Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs UNISOC T616

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6246 CPU1 vs CPU2 UNISOC T616
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 UNISOC T616

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 or UNISOC T616 - 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 UNISOC T616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC T616 was released in Q3/2021.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family UNISOC 4G (10)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group UNISOC 4G 12nm (8)
2 Generation 0
Cascade Lake Architecture --
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 UNISOC T616 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the UNISOC T616 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic UNISOC T616
12 Cores 8
24 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 UNISOC T616
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 or UNISOC T616 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 ARM Mali-G57 MP1
GPU frequency 0.75 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 ARM Mali-G57 MP1
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 UNISOC T616 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic UNISOC T616
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
1024 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 0
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
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 UNISOC T616 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic UNISOC T616
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 UNISOC T616 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic UNISOC T616
14 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 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 Q3/2021
3286 $ Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the UNISOC T616 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 2.9 stars (14 ratings). Rate now:


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%)
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 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%)
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz
96 (100%)

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%)
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 UNISOC T616
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. MediaTek Helio G99UNISOC T616 MediaTek Helio G99 vs UNISOC T616
2. UNISOC T616UNISOC T606 UNISOC T616 vs UNISOC T606
3. UNISOC T616UNISOC T618 UNISOC T616 vs UNISOC T618
4. MediaTek Helio G85UNISOC T616 MediaTek Helio G85 vs UNISOC T616
5. UNISOC T616MediaTek MT8183 UNISOC T616 vs MediaTek MT8183
6. UNISOC T616Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G UNISOC T616 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G
7. Intel Xeon Gold 6246RIntel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246
8. AMD EPYC 7302Intel Xeon Gold 6246 AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246
9. MediaTek Helio G88UNISOC T616 MediaTek Helio G88 vs UNISOC T616
10. UNISOC T616Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G UNISOC T616 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G


back to index