Xeon Gold 6230R vs E7-8890 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E7-8890 v4
2016
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
1.29
Xeon Gold 6230R
2020
26 cores / 52 threads, 150 Watt
21.16
+1540%

Xeon Gold 6230R outperforms Xeon E7-8890 v4 by a whopping 1540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon Gold 6230R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2284260
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0122.04
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E7Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency0.7413.35
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,174$1,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230R has 220300% better value for money than Xeon E7-8890 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads4852
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate3 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data1.625 MB
L2 cache6 MB26 MB
L3 cache60 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon Gold 6230R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon Gold 6230R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon Gold 6230R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon Gold 6230R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size3 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon Gold 6230R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3248

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E7-8890 v4 1.29
Xeon Gold 6230R 21.16
+1540%

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.

Xeon E7-8890 v4 2054
Xeon Gold 6230R 33608
+1536%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.29 21.16
Recency 20 June 2016 24 February 2020
Physical cores 24 26
Threads 48 52
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Gold 6230R has a 1540.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 8.3% more physical cores and 8.3% more threads, and 10% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6230R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7-8890 v4 in performance tests.


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