Xeon Gold 6246 vs Platinum 8176

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8176
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
14.59
Xeon Gold 6246
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 165 Watt
15.63
+7.1%

Xeon Gold 6246 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8176 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking491441
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.226.83
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.378.96
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,719$3,286

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6246 has 460% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8176.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads5624
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2133
L1 cache1.75 MB768 KB
L2 cache28 MB12 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °C76 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246 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)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246. 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++
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 Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size768 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 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246.

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 8176 14.59
Xeon Gold 6246 15.63
+7.1%

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 8176 23179
Xeon Gold 6246 24829
+7.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.59 15.63
Recency 25 April 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 28 12
Threads 56 24

Xeon Platinum 8176 has 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6246, on the other hand, has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6246, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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