Xeon E5-2673 v2 vs Gold 6246R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon E5-2673 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	273	911
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.87	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon E5-2673 v2 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	no data
Threads	32	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	35.75 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	°C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon E5-2673 v2 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	no data	2
Socket	Socket P	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon E5-2673 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon E5-2673 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon E5-2673 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon E5-2673 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon E5-2673 v2.

PCI Express lanes

48

40

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.70	7.84
Recency	24 February 2020	1 October 2013
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	110 Watt

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