Xeon w5-2545 vs Gold 6246R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6246R
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
19.18
Xeon w5-2545
2024
12 cores / 24 threads, 210 Watt
26.24
+36.8%

Xeon w5-2545 outperforms Xeon Gold 6246R by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking307188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.0583.24
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency8.8511.83
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,286$889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2545 has 653% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6246R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3224
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache1 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB30 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545. 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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB2 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 6246R 19.18
Xeon w5-2545 26.24
+36.8%

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 6246R 30468
Xeon w5-2545 41688
+36.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.18 26.24
Recency 24 February 2020 24 August 2024
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 210 Watt

Xeon Gold 6246R has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 2.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2545, on the other hand, has a 36.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Xeon w5-2545 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6246R in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6246R and Xeon w5-2545, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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