Lenovo Xeon Gold 6246R - Processor

Lenovo Xeon Gold 6246R is a high-performance server processor based on Intel's 2nd Generation Xeon Scalable (Cascade Lake) platform, delivering enterprise-class compute since its release in the Cascade Lake family era.

This Lenovo Xeon Gold 6246R - Processor offers 16 physical cores and 32 threads with a base frequency of 3.4 GHz and a Turbo Boost up to 4.1 GHz, providing strong multi-threaded performance for demanding server and workstation workloads.

Built on a 14 nm process and supporting LGA 3647 (Socket P), the CPU features a 35.75 MB cache and a 205 W TDP, making it suitable for dense compute environments where consistent performance is critical.

Memory support is robust, with hexa-channel DDR4-SDRAM compatibility at up to 2933 MHz and support for up to 1 TB of internal memory. ECC support and Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory compatibility help ensure data integrity and performance in enterprise deployments.

The processor targets the server market and supports advanced Intel technologies, including Intel® Hyper-Threading, Turbo Boost 2.0, AVX/AVX2/AVX-512, Intel® DL Boost, VT-x/VT-d, AES-NI, and Speed Shift, offering excellent virtualization, cryptography, and accelerated AI inference capabilities.

Connectivity and expansion are well supported with up to 48 PCIe lanes (PCIe 3.0) and UPI links (2 QPI-like links), while scalability to 2-socket systems allows flexible deployment in small and medium-sized racks as well as enterprise-class servers.

Use cases for the Lenovo Xeon Gold 6246R include virtualization hosts, database servers, high-performance computing (HPC) nodes, AI inference servers, and large-scale web/application servers that require high core counts, memory bandwidth, and platform reliability.

Key selling points at a glance:

• 16 cores / 32 threads, 3.4–4.1 GHz Turbo
• Hexa-channel DDR4-2933, up to 1 TB, ECC
• AVX-512, Intel® DL Boost and extensive virtualization features