Xeon Gold 6238R vs Sempron 3500+
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6238R outperforms Sempron 3500+ by a whopping 15108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3565 | 328 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.53 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 0.09 | 5.06 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Palermo (2001−2005) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (19 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $167 | $2,612 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Sempron 3500+ and Xeon Gold 6238R have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Sempron 3500+ and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 1.75 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 38.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 103 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 89 °C |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 3500+ and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 | no data |
| Socket | 939 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 3500+ and Xeon Gold 6238R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Sempron 3500+ and Xeon Gold 6238R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 3500+ and Xeon Gold 6238R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 3500+ and Xeon Gold 6238R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 3500+ and Xeon Gold 6238R.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.13 | 19.77 |
| Recency | 1 October 2005 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 28 |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 165 Watt |
Sempron 3500+ has 166.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6238R, on the other hand, has a 15107.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6238R is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Sempron 3500+ in performance tests.
Note that Sempron 3500+ is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6238R is a server/workstation one.
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