Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Gold 6154

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 rating	174	201
Value for money	5.35	5.56
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	25 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)

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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	36	44
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.375 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	22 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	30.25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	92 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal design power (TDP)	200 Watt	140 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 extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
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 types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Benchmark performance

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

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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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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