Intel Xeon Gold 6246R Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246R features 16 processor cores and has the capability to manage 32 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6246R, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246R has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246R is 3.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.1 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 16
Threads: 32
Cores: 16x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.1 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 140.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 205 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 205 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 76 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246R is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 35.8 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 35.8 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q1/2020
Release price: 3286 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
30688
30688
Intel Core i7-13700T
16C 24T @ 1.4 GHz
30640
30640
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
30472
30472
Intel Core i9-9960X
16C 32T @ 3.1 GHz
30355
30355
Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
30321
30321

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-9990XE
14C 28T @ 4.0 GHz
16199
16199
AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
16149
16149
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
16128
16128
Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
16108
16108
Intel Xeon W-3245M
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
16096
16096

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
1345
1345
Intel Core i3-9100T
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1342
1342
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
1342
1342
Intel Core i3-9100T
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1342
1342
Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
1341
1341

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-8665U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
1127
1127
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1127
1127
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
1127
1127
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1127
1127
Intel Core i7-8665U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
1127
1127