Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Xeon X5667

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 and Intel Xeon X5667 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 X5667

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

CPU is newer: launch date 9 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 11% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 82.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 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
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.6x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 288 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1878 vs 1445
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 8462

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs March 2010
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 82.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 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 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 8462

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5667

Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5667

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1878

1445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28668

8462

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon X5667
PassMark - Single thread mark	1878	1445
PassMark - CPU mark	28668	8462
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238	Intel Xeon X5667
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Westmere EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$2612 - $2618	$80
Place in performance rating	953	964
Processor Number	6238	X5667
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$70
Value for money (0-100)		19.87
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.06 GHz
L1 cache	1.375 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	22 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30.25 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	82.9°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		239 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	288 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	95 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® SSE4.2
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
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)