Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 and Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 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 6238

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 77°C
  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1878 vs 1647
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 92°C vs 77°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1878 vs 1647

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

  • 3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37875 vs 28668
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 3 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 37875 vs 28668

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1878
1647
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28668
37875
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1878 1647
PassMark - CPU mark 28668 37875

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP) $2612 - $2618
Place in performance rating 953 931
Processor Number 6238 E7-8880V4
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.20 GHz
L1 cache 1.375 MB
L2 cache 22 MB
L3 cache 30.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 92°C 77°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 22 22
Number of threads 44 44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 85 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 3 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 32
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S S8S
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® 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® 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® Instruction Replay Technology
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)