Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6326 features 16 processor cores and has the capability to manage 32 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2021 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6326, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 4189 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6326
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6326 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6326 is 2.9 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.5 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: 2.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.5 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 6.0 TB distributed across 8 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 204.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 6.0 TB
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 204.8 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: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6326 is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 24.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 4189
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 24.0 MB
Architecture: Ice 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: Q2/2021
Release price: 1300 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
28C 56T @ 2.2 GHz
37522
37522
Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 2.3 GHz
37289
37289
Intel Xeon Gold 6326
16C 32T @ 2.9 GHz
35245
35245
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.1 GHz
34982
34982
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
34677
34677

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

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
AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
16149
16149

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
1636
1636
Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
1636
1636
Intel Xeon Gold 6326
16C 32T @ 2.9 GHz
1631
1631
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
1630
1630
Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
1628
1628

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-10855M
6C 12T @ 2.8 GHz
1302
1302
Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1302
1302
Intel Xeon Gold 6326
16C 32T @ 2.9 GHz
1302
1302
Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1302
1302
Intel Xeon W-10855M
6C 12T @ 2.8 GHz
1302
1302