Xeon Gold 6252 vs Platinum 8124M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8124M
18 cores / 36 threads, 240 Watt
17.21
+0.7%
Xeon Gold 6252
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
17.09

Xeon Platinum 8124M outperforms Xeon Gold 6252 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking371378
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency6.7910.78
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release dateno data2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,655

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3648
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3021
L1 cache1.125 MB1.5 MB
L2 cache18 MB24 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket PFCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1,536 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252.

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 Platinum 8124M 17.21
+0.7%
Xeon Gold 6252 17.09

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 Platinum 8124M 27336
+0.7%
Xeon Gold 6252 27148

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.21 17.09
Physical cores 18 24
Threads 36 48
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8124M has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Gold 6252, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 60% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Gold 6252.


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