Intel Xeon Gold 6252 vs W-2295

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2295
19.99
+13.1%

W-2295 outperforms Gold 6252 by 13% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6252 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking242310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money11.084.37
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 October 2019 (4 years old)2 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,655
Current price$2292 $4460 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2295 has 154% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6252.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6252 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3648
Base clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data1.5 MB
L2 cacheno data24 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature61 °C86 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6252 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6252. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6252 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6252 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6252. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6252.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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.

Xeon W-2295 19.99
+13.1%
Xeon Gold 6252 17.68

W-2295 outperforms Gold 6252 by 13% in our combined 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%

Xeon W-2295 30701
+13.1%
Xeon Gold 6252 27148

W-2295 outperforms Gold 6252 by 13% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.99 17.68
Recency 1 October 2019 2 April 2019
Physical cores 18 24
Threads 36 48
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 150 Watt

The Xeon W-2295 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6252 in performance tests.


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