Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 and Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238

Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 6
32 more threads: 44 vs 12
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
14.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1878 vs 1530
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 12267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	22 vs 6
Number of threads	44 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1.375 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	22 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30.25 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878 vs 1530
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 12267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1878

1530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28668

12267

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878	1530
PassMark - CPU mark	28668	12267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11822

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2612 - $2618	$311
Place in performance rating	953	930
Processor Number	6238	E5-2430V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$559.99
Value for money (0-100)		4.65
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	1.375 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	22 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30.25 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	22	6
Number of threads	44	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	2S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)