Core i7-12650HX vs Xeon Gold 6246

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6246 and Core i7-12650HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	391	530
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-HX
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	no data
Current price	$2260 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6246 and Core i7-12650HX 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	24	20
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	1.2 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	11.5 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	215 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246 and Core i7-12650HX 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket P	BGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Core i7-12650HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6246 and Core i7-12650HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Core i7-12650HX are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Core i7-12650HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Core i7-12650HX.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 6246 outperforms Core i7-12650HX by 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.05	13.33
Recency	2 April 2019	10 May 2022
Physical cores	12	14
Threads	24	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	55 Watt

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