Xeon Gold 6250 vs Gold 6254

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6254
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 200 Watt
19.84
+50.6%
Xeon Gold 6250
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 185 Watt
13.17

Xeon Gold 6254 outperforms Xeon Gold 6250 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon Gold 6250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking288575
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.43no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.396.74
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,803no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon Gold 6250 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache1.125 MBno data
L2 cache18 MBno data
L3 cache24.75 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature82 °C60 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon Gold 6250 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon Gold 6250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
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 6254 and Xeon Gold 6250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon Gold 6250 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon Gold 6250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon Gold 6250.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 6254 19.84
+50.6%
Xeon Gold 6250 13.17

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 6254 31513
+50.7%
Xeon Gold 6250 20915

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.84 13.17
Recency 2 April 2019 1 January 2020
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon Gold 6254 has a 50.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 8.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6254 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6250 in performance tests.


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