Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,467

Rank #505

vs
5,334

Rank #592

5,467
5,334

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 2.4% (Rank #505 vs #592)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,185

Rank #817

vs
5,588

Rank #491

5,185
5,588

Xeon Gold 6246 wins by 7.2% (Rank #817 vs #491)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,890

Rank #261

vs
4,953

Rank #670

5,890
4,953

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 15.9% (Rank #261 vs #670)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,921

Rank #112

vs
5,292

Rank #231

5,921
5,292

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 10.6% (Rank #112 vs #231)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,195

Rank #96

vs
5,373

Rank #246

6,195
5,373

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 13.3% (Rank #96 vs #246)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,012

Rank #101

vs
5,365

Rank #222

6,012
5,365

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 10.8% (Rank #101 vs #222)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Platinum 8270 Xeon Gold 6246 Diff
Cores
26
12
+53.8%
Threads
52
24
+53.8%
Base Frequency
2,700 MHz
3,300 MHz
-18.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
4,200 MHz
-4.8%
Clock Multiplier
27x
33x
-18.2%
L1 Cache
1,664 KB
768 KB
+53.8%
L2 Cache
26 MiB
12 MiB
+53.8%
L3 Cache
36 MiB
25 MiB
+30.8%
Memory Channels
6
6
0%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
1,024 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
131 GB/s
131 GB/s
0%
PCIe Lanes
48
48
0%
Max CPUs
8
4
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
205 W
165 W
19.5% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon Platinum 8270 Xeon Gold 6246
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Xeon
Series 8200 6200
Model Number 8270 6246
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Cascade Lake SP
Core Family 6 6
Core Model -- 85
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket P and LGA-3647
Package FCLGA-3647 FCLGA-3647
Chipset Lewisburg Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 1x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $7,405.00 $3,286.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Platinum 8270
Intel
Xeon Gold 6246
Intel

Family

Xeon Platinum 8270
Xeon
Xeon Gold 6246
Xeon

Series

Xeon Platinum 8270
8200
Xeon Gold 6246
6200

Model Number

Xeon Platinum 8270
8270
Xeon Gold 6246
6246

Microarchitecture

Xeon Platinum 8270
Cascade Lake
Xeon Gold 6246
Cascade Lake

Core Name

Xeon Platinum 8270
Cascade Lake SP
Xeon Gold 6246
Cascade Lake SP

Core Family

Xeon Platinum 8270
6
Xeon Gold 6246
6

Core Model

Xeon Platinum 8270
--
Xeon Gold 6246
85

Socket

Xeon Platinum 8270
Socket P and LGA-3647
Xeon Gold 6246
Socket P and LGA-3647

Package

Xeon Platinum 8270
FCLGA-3647
Xeon Gold 6246
FCLGA-3647

Chipset

Xeon Platinum 8270
Lewisburg
Xeon Gold 6246
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Xeon Platinum 8270
DDR4-2933
Xeon Gold 6246
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Xeon Platinum 8270
Yes
Xeon Gold 6246
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Platinum 8270
3.0
Xeon Gold 6246
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Platinum 8270
1x16, x8, x4
Xeon Gold 6246
1x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Xeon Platinum 8270
Server
Xeon Gold 6246
Server

Release Price

Xeon Platinum 8270
$7,405.00
Xeon Gold 6246
$3,286.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Platinum 8270
Yes
Xeon Gold 6246
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Platinum 8270 Xeon Gold 6246
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Transistor Count 8,000 --
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon Platinum 8270
14 nm
Xeon Gold 6246
14 nm

Transistor Count

Xeon Platinum 8270
8,000
Xeon Gold 6246
--

Manufacturer

Xeon Platinum 8270
Intel
Xeon Gold 6246
Intel

Technology

Xeon Platinum 8270
CMOS
Xeon Gold 6246
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Platinum 8270
64-bit
Xeon Gold 6246
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Platinum 8270
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Gold 6246
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Platinum 8270 Xeon Gold 6246
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SGX
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64