Intel Xeon Gold 6126 vs Gold 6132

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6132
14.29
+17.3%

Gold 6132 outperforms Gold 6126 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Gold 6126 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking446560
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money74.5258.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (6 years old)25 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,111$1,776
Current price$115 (0.1x MSRP)$114 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6132 has 28% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6126.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Gold 6126 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache896 KB768 KB
L2 cache14 MB12 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C86 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Gold 6126 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Gold 6126. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Gold 6126 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Gold 6126 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Gold 6126. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Gold 6126.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 Gold 6132 14.29
+17.3%
Xeon Gold 6126 12.18

Gold 6132 outperforms Gold 6126 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 6132 21947
+17.4%
Xeon Gold 6126 18701

Gold 6132 outperforms Gold 6126 by 17% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 6132 1119
+27.6%
Xeon Gold 6126 877

Gold 6132 outperforms Gold 6126 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 6132 9115
Xeon Gold 6126 11900
+30.6%

Gold 6126 outperforms Gold 6132 by 31% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.29 12.18
Physical cores 14 12
Threads 28 24
Cost $2111 $1776
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 125 Watt

The Xeon Gold 6132 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6126 in performance tests.


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