Xeon W-1250 vs Gold 6209U

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6209U
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
16.01
+86.6%
Xeon W-1250
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.58

Xeon Gold 6209U outperforms Xeon W-1250 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking423886
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.21no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency12.1210.15
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,350no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4012
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.25 MBno data
L2 cache20 MBno data
L3 cache27.5 MB12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon W-1250.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Gold 6209U 16.01
+86.6%
Xeon W-1250 8.58

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 Gold 6209U 25430
+86.6%
Xeon W-1250 13629

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.01 8.58
Recency 2 April 2019 1 April 2020
Physical cores 20 6
Threads 40 12
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Gold 6209U has a 86.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

Xeon W-1250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 56.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6209U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-1250 in performance tests.


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