Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 features 18 processor cores and has the capability to manage 36 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 6254, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is 3.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 18
Threads: 36
Cores: 18x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.0 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 200 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): 200 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 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 24.8 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: 24.8 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: 3803 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

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
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
29369
29369
Intel Xeon Silver 4314
16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz
29359
29359

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Silver 4314
16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz
16689
16689
Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
16682
16682
Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 3.1 GHz
16429
16429
Intel Xeon Gold 6326
16C 32T @ 2.9 GHz
16254
16254
Intel Core i9-9990XE
14C 28T @ 4.0 GHz
16199
16199

All benchmarks for Intel Xeon Gold 6254