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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

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	952	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)