Intel Xeon Gold 6252N
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Intel Xeon Gold 6252N vs Intel Core i9-10900KF. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Xeon Gold 6252N
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
Intel Core i9-10900KF

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6252N or Intel Core i9-10900KF? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon Gold 6252N has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 150 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i9-10900KF has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    14 more cores

    24 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6252N CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

No data
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    56 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 61% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 47 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.30 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    125 W left arrow 150 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10900KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    117 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    63 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    33 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    68 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    171 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    93 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    18 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6252N Intel Xeon Gold 6252N
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 left arrow Intel Core i 10000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 10
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i9-9900KF
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i9-11900KF
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.3 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (24 Cores)
    2.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.9 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Graphics verification source
    - left arrow https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058487/processors.html
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-10900KF and Intel Xeon Gold 6252N. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 6252N and Intel Core i9-10900KF Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    150 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6252N and Intel Core i9-10900KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    35.75 MB left arrow 20 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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