Intel® Xeon™ Gold 6146

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 is a server processor with 12 cores and 24 threads, built on the Skylake architecture. It launched in Jul 2017. Clocks run from 3.2 GHz base to 4.2 GHz boost. A 24.75-MB L3 cache backs the cores (3.1 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 768 GB across 6 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA3647 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (48 lanes). Rated TDP is 165 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 scores 2,229 in single-core performance and 22,150 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,027 for overall performance, 17,518 for productivity performance, 16,195 for creator performance, 24,088 for engineering performance and 12,225 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,846 per core, 923 per thread and 134 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 547. Its performance index is 87, so its overall performance is 13% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon Gold 6146 scores 78,999 in integer math, 48,698 in floating-point math, 331,142 in compression, 7,675 in cryptography, 1,622 in physics simulation, 25,962 in vector SIMD, 103 in the prime sieve and 41,939 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 34% above in integer math, 6% above in floating-point math, 45% above in compression, 33% below in cryptography, 49% above in physics simulation, 67% above in vector SIMD, 54% above in the prime sieve and 85% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 has 12 physical cores and runs 24 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.20 GHz and boosts up to 4.20 GHz.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon Gold family, uses the Skylake architecture, carries the codename Skylake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Jul 2017.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 has 768 KB of L1 cache, 12 MB of L2 cache and 24.8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 37.5 MB of cache, or 3.13 MB per core. Each core has 1 MB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 768 KB, L2 at 12 MB and L3 at 24.8 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 66% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 768 GB of memory and uses 6 memory channels. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 uses the FCLGA3647 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 48 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 has a rated TDP of 165 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $3,286.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 is also identified by the model number 6146.

Feex has recorded 56% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon Gold 6146. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA3647 socket as the Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon Gold 6262, Intel Xeon Gold 6130T, Intel Xeon Gold 6132, Intel Xeon Gold 6246 and Intel Xeon Gold 6130.