Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6250 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 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 6250, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6250
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6250 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6250 is 3.9 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.5 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 4.5 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 185 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): 185 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 76 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6250 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: 3400 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
10C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
20986
20986
Intel Xeon Gold 6130
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
20943
20943
Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
20922
20922
AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
20799
20799
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
20629
20629

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
9264
9264
Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
9260
9260
Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
9251
9251
Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 2.8 GHz
9229
9229
Intel Xeon D-2187NT
16C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
9202
9202

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700T
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1202
1202
Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
1202
1202
Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
1202
1202
Intel Core i5-10600
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1202
1202
Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1202
1202