Xeon Silver 4410T vs Gold 6246R
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6246R outperforms Xeon Silver 4410T by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 299 | 328 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.21 | 72.05 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.85 | 11.46 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,286 | $624 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4410T has 543% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6246R.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 26.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T. 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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5-4000 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 80 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.18 | 18.17 |
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 10 |
| Threads | 32 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 150 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6246R has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads.
Xeon Silver 4410T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 36.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon Silver 4410T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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