Xeon Gold 6246R vs Platinum 8268
Aggregated performance score
Platinum 8268 outperforms Gold 6246R by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 202 | 254 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 8.48 | 9.18 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake-SP (2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 11 December 2018 (5 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $6,302 | $3,286 |
| Current price | $3092 (0.5x MSRP) | $2936 (0.9x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6246R has 8% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8268.
Technical specs
Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB (shared) | 35.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 84 °C | 75 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 48 |
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.
Platinum 8268 outperforms Gold 6246R by 13% based on our aggregated 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%
Platinum 8268 outperforms Gold 6246R by 13% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 22.30 | 19.70 |
| Recency | 11 December 2018 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 16 |
| Threads | 48 | 32 |
| Cost | $6302 | $3286 |
The Xeon Platinum 8268 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6246R in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6246R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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