Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Gold 6154

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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
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Games supported 100%

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Gold 6238 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating174201
Value for money5.355.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date25 April 2017 (5 years old)2 April 2019 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,543$2,612
Current price$2894 (0.8x MSRP)$3523 (1.3x MSRP)
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Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Gold 6238 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads3644
Base clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)1.375 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)22 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)30.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature82 °C92 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Gold 6238 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Thermal design power (TDP)200 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Gold 6238. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Gold 6238 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Gold 6238 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Gold 6238. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Gold 6238.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall 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 Gold 6154 23.39
+6.8%
Xeon Gold 6238 21.91
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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.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

Xeon Gold 6154 29488
+6.8%
Xeon Gold 6238 27617

Xeon Gold 6154 outperforms Xeon Gold 6238 by 7% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 23.39 21.91
Recency 25 April 2017 2 April 2019
Cost $3543 $2612
Boost clock speed 3700 2100
Base clock speed 3000 0
Thermal design power (TDP) 200 Watt 140 Watt

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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Xeon Gold 6154

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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
Xeon Gold 6238

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