Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Xeon Gold 6238 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 Silver 4215R

Intel Xeon Gold 6238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1945 vs 1878

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 2 Apr 2019
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945 vs 1878

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 8
28 more threads: 44 vs 16
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 79°C
2.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 24102

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 8
Number of threads	44 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 79°C
L1 cache	1.375 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	22 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	30.25 MB vs 11 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 24102

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1945

1878

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24102

28668

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon Gold 6238
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945	1878
PassMark - CPU mark	24102	28668

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon Gold 6238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$794	$2612 - $2618
Place in performance rating	889	853
Processor Number	4215R	6238
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1.375 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	22 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	30.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	92°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	22
Number of threads	16	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	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 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	1	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)