Xeon Gold 6250 vs E5-2686 v4

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	494	493
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	32.09	3.84
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$80	$4100

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2686 v4 has 736% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6250.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	36	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	4.5 MB	no data
L3 cache	45 MB	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	60 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Gold 6250. 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	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
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 v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 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 v4 and Xeon Gold 6250 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Gold 6250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Gold 6250.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	13.51	13.53
Recency	20 June 2016	1 January 2020
Physical cores	18	8
Threads	36	16
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	185 Watt

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