Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 features 22 processor cores and has the capability to manage 44 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 6238, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6238
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 has 22 CPU cores and can calculate 44 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 22
Threads: 44
Cores: 22x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 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 140 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): 140 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 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 30.2 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: 30.2 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: 2615 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon W-2275
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
28033
28033
Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
28029
28029
Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.1 GHz
27598
27598
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
27489
27489
Intel Xeon Gold 5317
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
27414
27414

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 2.7 GHz
15936
15936
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 2.2 GHz
15684
15684
Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.1 GHz
15622
15622
AMD EPYC 7352
24C 48T @ 2.3 GHz
15345
15345
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
15324
15324

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-9700T
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1077
1077
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1076
1076
Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.1 GHz
1076
1076
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1076
1076
Intel Core i7-8665UE
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
1075
1075