Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 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 Platinum 8156

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
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 71°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 16852

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 4
Number of threads	44 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 71°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 16852

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 1878

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 1878

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1878

2245

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28668

16852

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878	2245
PassMark - CPU mark	28668	16852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2612 - $2618
Place in performance rating	865	862
Processor Number	6238	8156
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.60 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	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	22	4
Number of threads	44	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)