Intel Xeon Gold 6248 20-core LGA 4189
A 20-core, 2.5GHz base clock and 28MB L3 cache provide consistent throughput for multi-threaded server workloads within a 150W TDP envelope. Its positioning as an OEM tray processor offers a cost-effective entry point for dense data center deployments where single-threaded speed is secondary. This chip is best for IT administrators scaling out virtualized environments and moderate database applications.
Cores 20
Threads 40
Boost Clock 3900 MHz
L3 Cache 28 MB
TDP 150 W
Socket LGA 4189
52 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong multi thread (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong efficiency (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong affordability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average platform (18th percentile)
- Below average feature (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Xeon Gold |
| Model | 6248 |
| Class | server |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 20 |
| Threads | 40 |
| Base Clock | 2500 |
| Boost Clock | 3900 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 28 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 28897 |
| PassMark Single | 2224 |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 4189 |
| TDP | 150 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Xeon Gold 6248 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | SMC EPYC 9555P | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 20 | 8 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 40 | 16 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 48 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3900 | 5200 | 3500 | 4400 | 3900 | 4000 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 28 | 96 | 256 | 256 | 37.5 | 128 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 120 | 200 | 360 | 195 | 200 |
| Socket | LGA 4189 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA 4677 | AMD Socket SP3 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | No | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Gold 6248 | 87.6 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 75.6 | 83.8 | 1.9 | 69.1 | 63 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 88.1 | 88.8 | 96.5 | 23.4 | 94.8 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.9 | 76.4 | 97.5 | 99.2 | 0 | 88.2 | 88.8 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.1 | 96.8 | 89 | 99.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 85.3 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.8 | 77.1 | 90.7 | 78.2 | 89.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 79.8 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 77.1 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 93.6 | 36.4 | 5.4 | 79.7 |
Usage Scores
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