Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 and Intel Xeon W5580 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 W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 1 month(s) later
18 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 4
36 more threads: 44 vs 8
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Around 37% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
5.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
22x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
7.1x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 144 GB
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1878 vs 1320
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 5979

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs March 2009
Number of cores	22 vs 4
Number of threads	44 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 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 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878 vs 1320
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 5979

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1878

1320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28668

5979

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878	1320
PassMark - CPU mark	28668	5979
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10011

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$2612 - $2618	$102
Place in performance rating	1003	1008
Processor Number	6238	W5580
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$107.03
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	1.375 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	22 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30.25 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	22	4
Number of threads	44	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	144 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	4S
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 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® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)