Xeon E5-2696 V3 vs Gold 6246

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2696 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	392	476
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.58	53.60
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	no data
Current price	$2260 (0.7x MSRP)	$106

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has 607% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6246.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2696 V3 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	24	36
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2696 V3 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2696 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2696 V3 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 Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2696 V3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2696 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2696 V3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

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.

Gold 6246 outperforms E5-2696 V3 by 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.05	14.34
Recency	2 April 2019	8 September 2014
Physical cores	12	18
Threads	24	36
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	145 Watt

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