Xeon Gold 6246R vs E5-2690

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 135 Watt
6.36
Xeon Gold 6246R
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
19.91
+213%

Xeon Gold 6246R outperforms Xeon E5-2690 by a whopping 213% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1074294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.8511.36
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency4.308.86
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$397$3,286

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6246R has 195% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C75 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size384 GB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2690 6.36
Xeon Gold 6246R 19.91
+213%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2690 9737
Xeon Gold 6246R 30468
+213%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.36 19.91
Recency 6 March 2012 24 February 2020
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 has 51.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6246R, on the other hand, has a 213.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6246R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon Gold 6246R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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