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.

 

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 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57049 vs 54633
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 - CPU mark 57049 vs 54633

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2224 vs 2152
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2224 vs 2152

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2152
2224
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
57049
54633
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark 2152 2224
PassMark - CPU mark 57049 54633

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 444 445
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)