Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 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 6346, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 4189 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6346
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6346 is 3.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.6 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: 3.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.6 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 205 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): 205 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 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 36.0 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: 36.0 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: 2300 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
38449
38449
Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
38449
38449
Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.1 GHz
37728
37728
Intel Xeon Gold 5320
26C 52T @ 2.2 GHz
37571
37571
Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
28C 56T @ 2.2 GHz
37522
37522

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

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 6346
16C 32T @ 3.1 GHz
15244
15244
Intel Xeon Gold 6209U
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
15089
15089
Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
14992
14992

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6244
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
1235
1235
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
1234
1234
Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.1 GHz
1233
1233
AMD Ryzen 5 5625C
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
1231
1231
Intel Xeon W-2155
10C 20T @ 3.3 GHz
1230
1230