Xeon Gold 6252N vs E5-2686 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon Gold 6252N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	624	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$4,259

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon Gold 6252N 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	36	48
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon Gold 6252N 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 configuration	2	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	2011-3	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon Gold 6252N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon Gold 6252N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon Gold 6252N are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon Gold 6252N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon Gold 6252N.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	2 April 2019
Physical cores	18	24
Threads	36	48
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

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