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Intel Xeon Gold 6346

Processor Released Apr 6, 2021

CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 32
Maximum boost clock: 3.6 GHz
Thermal design power: 205 W

Rendering performance

Benchmark setupMedian score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.4.0 / Windows / CPU

Intel Xeon Gold 6346 304.91 samples/min 4 complete runs · Middle 50%: 304.63 - 305.04 · 16 core / 32 thread · Latest: 2025-06-25

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark37,606^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,455^*Platform unreported Compare results

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon Gold 6346

68.87 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 25, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 32
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon Gold 6346

304.91 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 25, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 32
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 304.63318009135
75th percentile: 305.03554770427

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon Gold 6346

99.76 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 25, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 32
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon Gold 6346

136.19 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 25, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 32
CPU sockets: 1

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 32
Base clock: 3.1 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Reported CPU clock: 3.1 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.6 GHz
L3 cache: 36 MB
Socket / package: LGA 4189
Process node: 10 nm
Chip/package TDP: 205 W^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
36 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
36 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 4189

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 8
Video memory type: DDR4-3200^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 204.80 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR4-3200
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
3,200 MT/s

CPU memory support

DDR4-3200
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
3,200 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 205 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Maximum turbo frequency

3.6^* GHz

Scope and conditions

native_context

Clock scope: Maximum turbo declaration; not measured or sustained all-core frequency^*

Codename

Ice Lake^*

Processor model

Gold 6346^*

Full processor designation

Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6346 CPU @ 3.10^*

Processor family

Intel Xeon Gold^*

Launch year

precision: year^*
text: 2021^*

Declared memory capacity

6^* TB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

CPU cores

16^*

L3 cache

36^* MB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

Thermal design power declaration

205^* W

CPU threads

32^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

Release: Apr 6th, 2021^*
Name: Xeon Gold 6346^*
Codename: Ice Lake-SP^*
Cores: 16 / 32^*
Clock: 3.1 to 3.6 GHz^*
Socket: Socket 4189^*
Process: 10^* nm
L3 Cache: 36MB^*
TDP: 205^* W

Specifications 3 · 61 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

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AVX512FusedMultiplyAddUnits

2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

BornOnDate

Q2'21^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

Cache

36 MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ClockSpeed

3.10 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ClockSpeedMax

3.60 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

CodeNameText

Products formerly Ice Lake^*

Scope and conditions

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CoreCount

16^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

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CpuId

212457^*

Scope and conditions

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CpuName

Intel® Xeon® Gold 6346 Processor^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

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DeepLearningBoostVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ECCMemory

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

EM64

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

Embedded

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

HighPriorityCoreFreq

3.20 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

HighPriorityCores

4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

HyperThreading

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.2. Intel® AVX. Intel® AVX2. Intel® AVX-512^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
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IntelCryptoAcceleration

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

IntelPlatformFWResSupport

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

IntelTotalMemoryEncryption

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

IntelUPISpeed

11.2 GT/s^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

Lithography

10 nm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

LowPriorityCoreFreq

3.00 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

LowPriorityCores

12^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

MarketSegment

Server^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
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MaxEncSizeSupportIntelSGX

64 GB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

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row: 1,582^*

MaxMem

6 TB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

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row: 1,582^*

MaxTDP

205 W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

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MemoryMaxSpeedMhz

3200 MHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

MemoryTypes

DDR4-3200^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ModeBasedExecutionControlVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

NumMemoryChannels

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

NumPCIExpressPorts

64^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

OptaneDCPersistentMemoryVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

PackageSize

77.5mm x 56.5mm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

PCIExpressRevision

4.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ProcessorNumber

6,346^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ProductGroup

3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ResourceDirectorTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

RunSureTechnologyVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ScalableSockets

2S^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
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ServicingStatus

Baseline Servicing^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

SocketsSupported

FCLGA4189^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

SoftwareGuardExtensions

Yes with Intel® SPS^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

SpeedSelectCorePowerInd

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

SpeedSelectTurboFreqInd

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

SpeedShiftTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

SstBaseFrequencyOptionVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

StatusCodeText

Launched^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

TBTVersion

2.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

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row: 1,582^*

TCase

78°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

ThreadCount

32^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

TransactionalSynchronizationExtensionVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

TXT

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

UltraPathInterconnectLinks

3^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

VolumeManagementDeviceVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

VTD

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

VTX

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 1,582^*

Specifications 4 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon Gold 6346 @ 3.10GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6346 @ 3.10GHz^*
cores: 16^*
cores: 16^*
logicals: 2^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 4^*
samples: 4^*
price: 1,959^*
price: 3,918^*
tdp: 205^*
tdp: 205^*
date: 2021-12-01^*
date: 2021-12-01^*
socket: FCLGA4189^*
socket: FCLGA4189^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 3,100^*
speed: 3,100^*
turbo: 3,600^*
turbo: 3,600^*
cpuCount: 1^*
cpuCount: 2^*

Specifications 5 · 30 fields

name: Xeon Gold 6346^*
Release Date: Apr 6th, 2021^*
Part#: SRKHN CD8068904570201^*
Frequency: 3.1^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 3.6 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 31.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Ice Lake-SP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 4189^*
Generation: Xeon Gold (Ice Lake-SP)^*
Memory Support: DDR4^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 16^*
# of Threads: 32^*
SMP # CPUs: 2^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 1 MB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, TXT, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, ECC, HTT, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, x8 SDDC, vPro^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Rated Speed: 3,200^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Eight-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 204.8^* GB/s
PCI-Express: Gen 4, 64 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 10^* nm
Cache L3: 36 MB (shared)^*
tCaseMax: 78°C^*
Package: FC-LGA4189^*
Market: Server/Workstation^*
Production Status: Active^*

Specifications 6 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6346 @ 3.10GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6346 @ 3.10GHz^*

Specifications 7 · 8 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Xeon Gold 6346^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2021-04-06^*
Process Size (nm): 10^* nm
TDP (W): 205^* W
Freq (MHz): 3,100^* MHz

Specifications 8 · 38 fields

processor name: Intel Xeon Gold 6346^*
turbo frequency: 3,600^*
turbo frequency: 3,600^*
cache size: 36,864^*
cache size: 36,864^*
tdp: 205^*
tdp: 205^*
price: 2,300^*
product line: 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors^*
socket: FCLGA4189^*
socket: FCLGA4189^*
memory type: DDR4-3200^*
memory type: DDR4-3200^*
cores: 16^*
cores: 16^*
vertical segment: Server^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 6,442,450,944^*
max memory size: 6,442,450,944^*
status: Launched^*
status: Launched^*
max temp: 78^*
max temp: 78^*
package size: 77.5mm x 56.5mm^*
package size: 77.5mm x 56.5mm^*
fullname: Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Processor (36M Cache, 3.10 GHz)^*
threads: 32^*
threads: 32^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6346^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6346^*
processor number: 6346^*
processor number: 6346^*
launch date: 2021-05-01^*
launch date: 2021-05-01^*
lithography: 10^*
lithography: 10^*
base frequency: 3,100^*
base frequency: 3,100^*

Specifications 9 · 59 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$2708.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA4189^*

Package Size

77.5mm x 56.5mm^*

TCASE

78^* °C

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512^*

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes^*

Total Cores

16^*

Intel® TSX-NI

Yes^*

Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)

Yes^*

# of AVX-512 FMA Units

2^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology – Core Power

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology – Turbo Frequency

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency

Yes^*

High Priority Cores

4^*

High Priority Core Frequency

3.2^* GHz

Low Priority Cores

12^*

Low Priority Core Frequency

3.0^* GHz

Total Threads

32^*

Intel® Total Memory Encryption

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes^*

Max Turbo Frequency

3.6^* GHz

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Yes with Intel® SPS^*

Intel® Run Sure Technology

Yes^*

Maximum Enclave Size Support for Intel® SGX

64^* GB

Intel® Crypto Acceleration

Yes^*

Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support

Yes^*

Cache

36^* MB

Processor Base Frequency

3.1^* GHz

TDP

205^* W

# of UPI Links

3^*

Intel® UPI Speed

11.2^* GT/s

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Launch Date

Q2'21^*

Product Collection

3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Servicing Status

Baseline Servicing^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

6^* TB

Memory Types

DDR4-3200^*

Max # of Memory Channels

8^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Maximum Memory Speed

3,200^* MHz

Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Supported

Yes^*

Processor Number

6346^*

Lithography

10^* nm

Scalability

2S^*

PCI Express Revision

4.0^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

64^*

Specifications 10 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon Gold 6346 @ 3.10GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,021^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

FCLGA4189^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*