Xeon w7-2555X vs Gold 6246

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon w7-2555X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	434	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.94	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	8.96	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	$1,069

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon w7-2555X 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	28
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	33.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	75 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon w7-2555X 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	FCLGA3647	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon w7-2555X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon w7-2555X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon w7-2555X are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon w7-2555X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and Xeon w7-2555X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	24 August 2024
Physical cores	12	14
Threads	24	28
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	210 Watt

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