Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and Intel Xeon Gold 6138 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2098 vs 2085
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44580 vs 42936
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2098 vs 2085
PassMark - CPU mark 44580 vs 42936

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6138

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2098
2085
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44580
42936
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6138
PassMark - Single thread mark 2098 2085
PassMark - CPU mark 44580 42936

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake
Family Xeon Gold
Launch date 2 April 2019 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $1894, $1900
Place in performance rating 537 563
Processor Number 6230 6138
Series 6200 Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache 1.25 MB
L2 cache 20 MB
L3 cache 27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 87 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 20 20
Number of threads 40 40
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 3
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 86°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 125 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S S4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)