Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6248 features 20 processor cores and has the capability to manage 40 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6248, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6248
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6248 has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6248 is 2.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 20
Threads: 40
Cores: 20x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.9 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 150 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): 150 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6248 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 27.5 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: 27.5 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: Q2/2019
Release price: 3078 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 1.1 GHz
29965
29965
Intel Core i9-9990XE
14C 28T @ 4.0 GHz
29744
29744
Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 2.5 GHz
29512
29512
AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
29488
29488
Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 3.1 GHz
29387
29387

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7352
24C 48T @ 2.3 GHz
15345
15345
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
15324
15324
Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 2.5 GHz
15277
15277
Intel Xeon Gold 6209U
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
15089
15089
Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
14859
14859

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-9850HE
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
1329
1329
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1329
1329
Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 2.5 GHz
1327
1327
Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
1311
1311
Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
1309
1309

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6226
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 2.5 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Xeon Gold 6226
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
1028
1028