Xeon E-2336 vs Gold 6250

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6250
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 185 Watt
13.42
+25.1%
Xeon E-2336
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.73

Xeon Gold 6250 outperforms Xeon E-2336 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6250 and Xeon E-2336 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking566734
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.7415.33
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6250 and Xeon E-2336 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature60 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6250 and Xeon E-2336 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Xeon E-2336. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
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-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6250 and Xeon E-2336 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Xeon E-2336 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Xeon E-2336. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6250 and Xeon E-2336.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4844

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 6250 13.42
+25.1%
Xeon E-2336 10.73

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 6250 20915
+25%
Xeon E-2336 16731

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.42 10.73
Recency 1 January 2020 8 September 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6250 has a 25.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon E-2336, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 184.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2336 in performance tests.


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