Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6230 features 20 processor cores and has the capability to manage 40 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6230, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6230 has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6230 is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 20
Threads: 40
Cores: 20x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.9 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 140.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6230 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 27.5 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 27.5 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 1896 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
16C 32T @ 2.9 GHz
27092
27092
Intel Core i7-12650HX
14C 20T @ 2.0 GHz
27035
27035
Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
26897
26897
Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
26311
26311
Intel Xeon W-3235
12C 24T @ 3.3 GHz
26028
26028

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
14859
14859
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
14643
14643
Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
14529
14529
Intel Xeon W-2275
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
14528
14528
AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
14477
14477

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1422
1422
Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1422
1422
Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
1419
1419
Intel Core i3-9300
4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1417
1417
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1414
1414

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1095
1095
Intel Core i5-9500E
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
1093
1093
Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
1093
1093
Intel Core i5-9500E
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
1093
1093
Intel Core i3-9300
4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1092
1092