Ultra 7 355 vs Xeon Gold 6230N

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2029	814
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.20	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	0.81	19.29
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Panther Lake (2026)
Release date	2 April 2019 (7 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,046	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

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Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355: 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	4
Low Power Efficient-cores	no data	4
Threads	40	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	no data
L2 cache	20 MB	no data
L3 cache	27.5 MB	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA2540
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	LPDDR5X-7467, DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	2.5 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX 12 Ultimate
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230N and Core Ultra 7 355.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	12

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.39	11.43
Physical cores	20	8
Threads	40	8
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	25 Watt