Core i7-680UM vs Xeon Gold 6230

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	336	2541
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.20	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	26 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,894	$317
Current price	$714 (0.4x MSRP)	$925 (2.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	40	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.46 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	2500 MHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	128 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+144 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3-800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-680UM.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic 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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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 Gold 6230 outperforms Core i7-680UM by 2173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.50	0.77
Recency	2 April 2019	26 September 2010
Physical cores	20	2
Threads	40	4
Cost	$1894	$317
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	18 Watt

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