Xeon Gold 6238M vs Core i7-960

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 6238M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1778	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.01	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	October 2009 (14 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	$5,615
Current price	$130 (0.4x MSRP)	$1275 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 6238M 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	8	44
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	1333 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1.375 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	22 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	30.25 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	92 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 6238M 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 configuration	1	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1366	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 6238M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 6238M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 6238M are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 6238M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	24 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	3	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Gold 6238M.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	22
Threads	8	44
Cost	$316	$5615
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt

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