Core i9-11900KF vs Xeon Gold 6252N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6252N and Core i9-11900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	380
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	49.23
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,259	no data
Current price	no data	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6252N and Core i9-11900KF 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6252N and Core i9-11900KF 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6252N and Core i9-11900KF. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
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	+
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6252N and Core i9-11900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6252N and Core i9-11900KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6252N and Core i9-11900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6252N and Core i9-11900KF.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	16 March 2021
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt

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