Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs Gold 6246

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	377	368
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	7.65	17.03
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	$4,938
Current price	$2260 (0.7x MSRP)	$513 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2699A v4 has 123% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6246.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	24	44
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	12 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	55 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	7200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. 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	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon E5-2699A v4.

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.

E5-2699A v4 outperforms Gold 6246 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	15.80	15.91
Recency	2 April 2019	25 October 2016
Physical cores	12	22
Threads	24	44
Cost	$3286	$4938
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	145 Watt

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