Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 cores with 24 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Xeon Gold series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 3647 socket and was released in Q2/2019. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 scores 1,177 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 11,485 points.
| Name: | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 |
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| Family: | Intel Xeon Gold |
| CPU group: | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 |
| Architecture: | Cascade Lake |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 2 |
| 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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 12 / 24 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 12x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.20 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (12 Cores): | 3.70 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 1024 GB memory in 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR4-2933 | 140.7 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 1024 GB |
| Memory channels: | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 48 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 165 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. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 165 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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 24.75 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
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| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 3647 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 24.75 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| Release date: | Q2/2019 |
| Release price: | 3286 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz)
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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 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.
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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.
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10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11700KF
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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