[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6278C @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6278C 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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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6278C @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 26^# Threads: 52^#

Typical TDP: 185 W^#

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6278C CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Xeon Gold 6278C CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2021

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
194th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

59208

Single Thread Rating

1989

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

^#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 6278C @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	312,268 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	192,425 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	362 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	167,367 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	31,139 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,283,055 KBytes/Sec
Physics	5,215 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	97,495 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,989 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6278C @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6278C @ 2.60GHz		59,208
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
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,252
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 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.68
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
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6278C @ 2.60GHz		NA
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 16th 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 6278C @ 2.60GHz		1,989
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
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 2 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6278C @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2720192 - Jun 25 2025		59208
BL5013436 - Mar 12 2022 [Excluded]		38125

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6278C @ 2.60GHz
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6278C @ 2.60GHz		59,208
AMD EPYC 7543P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		66,590 (+12.5%)
AMD EPYC 7543 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		61,909 (+4.6%)
AMD EPYC 74F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		60,666 (+2.5%)
AMD EPYC 7513 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		58,869 (-0.6%)
AMD EPYC 7443P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		56,808 (-4.1%)
AMD EPYC 7532 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		50,726 (-14.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		66,644 (+12.6%)
AMD EPYC 75F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		64,505 (+8.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		62,338 (+5.3%)
AMD EPYC 7413 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		50,641 (-14.5%)
AMD EPYC 7453 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		48,453 (-18.2%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6278C		46,103 (-22.1%)

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