Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6248

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 and Intel Xeon Gold 6248 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Intel Xeon Gold 6248

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2390 vs 2008

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2390 vs 2008

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79°C
Around 11% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42543 vs 30701

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79°C
L3 cache	27.5 MB vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42543 vs 30701

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6248

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2390

2008

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30701

42543

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon Gold 6248
PassMark - Single thread mark	2390	2008
PassMark - CPU mark	30701	42543

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon Gold 6248
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2613	$3072 - $3078
Place in performance rating	695	700
Processor Number	6234	6248
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.50 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	20
Number of threads	16	40
L1 cache		1.25 MB
L2 cache		20 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	4S
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 SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)