Xeon Gold 6426Y vs Gold 6258R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6258R
2020
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
25.34
+5.5%
Xeon Gold 6426Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 185 Watt
24.02

Xeon Gold 6258R outperforms Xeon Gold 6426Y by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking202213
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.8443.15
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.7012.29
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,950$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6426Y has 212% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6258R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads5632
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.75 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB37.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 data2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® 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-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4880

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 6258R 25.34
+5.5%
Xeon Gold 6426Y 24.02

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 6258R 40252
+5.5%
Xeon Gold 6426Y 38159

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.34 24.02
Recency 24 February 2020 10 January 2023
Physical cores 28 16
Threads 56 32
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon Gold 6258R has a 5.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6426Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 10.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Gold 6426Y.


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