Core i7-940XM vs Xeon Gold 6230

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-940XM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	336	2120
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.26	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Clarksfield (2009−2010)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	20 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,894	$1,096
Current price	$1464 (0.8x MSRP)	$200 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-940XM 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	40	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	2500 MHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	774 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-940XM 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	FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-940XM. 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
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
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	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-940XM 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 i7-940XM 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 i7-940XM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	1 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

None

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-940XM.

PCIe version	3.0	2
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 i7-940XM by 1141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.50	1.41
Recency	2 April 2019	20 June 2010
Physical cores	20	4
Threads	40	8
Cost	$1894	$1096
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	55 Watt

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