Xeon Gold 6246R vs E-2236

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2236
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
9.16
Xeon Gold 6246R
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
19.91
+117%

Xeon Gold 6246R outperforms Xeon E-2236 by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking859298
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.1411.31
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency10.448.86
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$284$3,286

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2236 has 237% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6246R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3434
L1 cache384 KB1 MB
L2 cache1.5 MB16 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149.6 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C75 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E-2236 9.16
Xeon Gold 6246R 19.91
+117%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E-2236 14012
Xeon Gold 6246R 30468
+117%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.16 19.91
Recency 27 May 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E-2236 has 156.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6246R, on the other hand, has a 117.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6246R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2236 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Gold 6246R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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