Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 and Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238

Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 4
36 more threads: 44 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 7879

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 4
Number of threads	44 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 7879

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2430 vs 1878

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430 vs 1878

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1878

2430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28668

7879

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878	2430
PassMark - CPU mark	28668	7879

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$2612 - $2618
Place in performance rating	1003	998
Processor Number	6238	E3-1286V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	1.375 MB
L2 cache	22 MB
L3 cache	30.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	22	4
Number of threads	44	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Idle States
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Execution Units		20
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3