Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 8
  • 28 more threads: 44 vs 16
  • Around 83% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 89% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 14717
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs 29 June 2017
Number of cores 22 vs 8
Number of threads 44 vs 16
L1 cache 1.375 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 22 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache 30.25 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 28668 vs 14717

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 92°C
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2029 vs 1878
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 92°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2029 vs 1878

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1878
2029
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28668
14717
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6238 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1878 2029
PassMark - CPU mark 28668 14717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6238 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $2612 - $2618
Place in performance rating 953 1037
Processor Number 6238
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3 GHz
L1 cache 1.375 MB 768 KB
L2 cache 22 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 30.25 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 92°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 22 8
Number of threads 44 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16
Scalability 4S

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions 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
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption

Virtualization

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