[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 12^# Threads: 24^#

Typical TDP: 125 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 19 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 768 GB (DDR4-2666, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6126 CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Xeon Gold 6126 CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 102.85

Overall Rank:
357th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $294.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-07-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

30237

Single Thread Rating

2055

Samples: 30*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 20,264
Thread: 1,905

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	141,976 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	85,541 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	109 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	67,588 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,053 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	607,258 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,621 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	43,514 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,055 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz		30,237
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,236
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,251
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz		102.85
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.32
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.67
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz		2,055
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,779
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3161918 - Dec 25 2025		33856
BL3085354 - Nov 26 2025		23212
BL3082714 - Nov 25 2025		23563
BL3082202 - Nov 25 2025		23883
BL2824988 - Aug 09 2025		23873

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 @ 2.60GHz		30,237
AMD EPYC 7601 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		35,059 (+16.0%)
AMD EPYC 4345P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		36,144 (+19.5%)
AMD EPYC 4344P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		33,325 (+10.2%)
AMD EPYC 4245P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		31,186 (+3.1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		29,037 (-4.0%)
AMD EPYC 7551P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		38,111 (+26.0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6154 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		27,438 (-9.3%)
AMD EPYC 7551 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		25,844 (-14.5%)
AMD EPYC 7351P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		25,264 (-16.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		24,535 (-18.9%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6140 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		24,187 (-20.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126		33,434 (+10.6%)

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