Xeon Gold 6230N vs i5-4670K

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1525not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.49no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency3.95no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266$2,046

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads440
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.25 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)20 MB
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)27.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2013 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 20
Threads 4 40
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 125 Watt

i5-4670K has 48.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6230N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-4670K and Xeon Gold 6230N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-4670K is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6230N is a server/workstation one.


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