Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6252 features 24 processor cores and has the capability to manage 48 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 6252, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6252
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6252 has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 24
Threads: 48
Cores: 24x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 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 6252 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: Q2/2019
Release price: 3660 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Gold 5317
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
27414
27414
AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
27253
27253
Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
27157
27157
Intel Core i5-13600T
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
27145
27145
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
16C 32T @ 2.9 GHz
27099
27099

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
28C 56T @ 2.2 GHz
20489
20489
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
20479
20479
Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
20154
20154
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
19402
19402
Intel Xeon Gold 6354
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
18875
18875

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1026
1026
Intel Core i3-N305
8C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
1025
1025
Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
1024
1024
Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
1022
1022
Intel Xeon D-1735TR
8C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
1021
1021