| Attribute | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 × | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 × |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Brand | Intel | Intel |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Intel Xeon E7 |
| Model | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 |
| CPU Cores and Base Frequency | ||
| CPU Cores | 12 | 15 |
| Frequency (GHz) | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| CPU Threads | 24 | 30 |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Hyperthreading | + | + |
| Overclocking | - | - |
| Turbo (1 Core) (GHz) | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Turbo (12 Cores) (GHz) | 3.7 | - |
| Turbo (15 Cores) (GHz) | - | 3.1 |
| Encryption | ||
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Hardware codec support | ||
| JPEG | No | No |
| h264 | No | No |
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No | No |
| VP8 | No | No |
| AV1 | No | No |
| VC-1 | No | No |
| VP9 | No | No |
| AVC | No | No |
| Memory And PCIe | ||
| Memory type | DDR4-2933 | DDR3-1600 |
| PCIe lanes | 48 | - |
| PCIe version | 3.0 | - |
| ECC | + | + |
| Memory channels | 6 | 4 |
| Technical details | ||
| Release date (year) | 2019 | 2014 |
| Technology (Nm) | 14 | 22 |
| Socket | LGA 3647 | LGA 2011 |
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| L3-Cache (MB) | 24 | 38 |
| Architecture | Cascade Lake | Ivy Bridge EX |
| Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| Thermal Management | ||
| TDP (PL1) (W) | 165 | 130 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark | 25,785 | 28,569 |