Intel Xeon Gold 6238R vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238R and Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 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 6238R

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238R

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 84°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2152 vs 2133

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 84°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152 vs 2133

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59385 vs 57049

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59385 vs 57049

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2152

2133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57049

59385

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152	2133
PassMark - CPU mark	57049	59385

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'20	11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2995
Place in performance rating	446	431
Processor Number	6238R	8180
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.50 GHz
L3 cache	38.5 MB	39424 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	28	28
Number of threads	56	56
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
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)	165 Watt	205 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)