Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 has 12 cores with 24 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Xeon Gold series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 3647 socket and was released in Q3/2017. The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 scores 1,040 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 10,866 points.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126

At a glance

Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6126
Family: Intel Xeon Gold (163)
CPU group: Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
Architecture: Skylake
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 1
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 12 / 24
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 12x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (12 Cores): 3.00 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 768 GB memory in 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2666
128.1 GB/s
Max. Memory: 768 GB
Memory channels: 6 (Hexa Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth: 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 19.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 19.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 1850 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Gold 6126 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i5-10400T Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
1272
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1270
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1269
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1268
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
1267
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
1265
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1265

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 E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1041
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1041
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1041
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1040
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1040
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
1040
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
1036

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.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
10974
Intel Core i7-12700T Intel Core i7-12700T
12C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
10974
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10966
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
10866
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
10856
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
10855
Intel Xeon Gold 6136 Intel Xeon Gold 6136
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
10778

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 E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
353
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
351
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
350
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
349
Intel Core i5-5675C Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
346
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
344
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
341

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.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
10008
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
9329
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
9329
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
9189
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
9148
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
8890
Intel Core i9-10980XE Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
8848

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 Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
19559
Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Intel Xeon Gold 6244
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
19509
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
19238
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
19227
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
19094
Intel Core i7-10700KF Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
19094
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
18930

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 E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
162
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
162
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
162
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
161
Intel Xeon Gold 6152 Intel Xeon Gold 6152
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
161
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
161
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
161

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 5120 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
2015
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
2015
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz
2004
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
1996
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
1996
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
1996
Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
1987

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