Intel® Xeon™ Gold 6254

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is a server processor with 18 cores and 36 threads, built on the Cascade Lake architecture. It launched in Apr 2019. Clocks run from 3.1 GHz base to 4.0 GHz boost. A 24.75-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.4 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 1024 GB across 6 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA3647 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (48 lanes). Rated TDP is 200 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 scores 2,323 in single-core performance and 31,644 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 8,574 for overall performance, 23,821 for productivity performance, 21,586 for creator performance, 37,379 for engineering performance and 14,880 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,758 per core, 879 per thread and 158 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 606. Its performance index is 106, so its overall performance is 6% above 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 6254 scores 125,634 in integer math, 76,614 in floating-point math, 517,615 in compression, 12,413 in cryptography, 2,121 in physics simulation, 40,006 in vector SIMD, 130 in the prime sieve and 65,542 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 113% above in integer math, 67% above in floating-point math, 127% above in compression, 8% above in cryptography, 95% above in physics simulation, 158% above in vector SIMD, 94% above in the prime sieve and 189% 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 6254 has 18 physical cores and runs 36 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.10 GHz and boosts up to 4.00 GHz.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon Gold family, uses the Cascade Lake architecture, carries the codename Cascade Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Apr 2019.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has 1 MB of L1 cache, 18 MB of L2 cache and 24.8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 43.8 MB of cache, or 2.43 MB per core.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1 MB, L2 at 18 MB and L3 at 24.8 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 57% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 1,024 GB of memory, uses 6 memory channels, runs memory at up to 2,933 MT/s and delivers up to 140.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 uses the FCLGA3647 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 48 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has a rated TDP of 200 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 6254 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $4,476.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is also identified by the model number 6254.

Feex has recorded 58% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon Gold 6254. 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: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. 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 6254 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon Gold 6240R, Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL, Intel Xeon Platinum 8280, Intel Xeon W-3245 and Intel Xeon Gold 6212U.