i9-10900E vs Xeon Gold 6230R
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6230R outperforms Core i9-10900E by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 395 | 855 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.21 | 9.69 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.24 | 7.06 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Comet Lake (2020−2025) |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (6 years ago) | 30 April 2020 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,900 | $488 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i9-10900E has 86% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6230R.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i9-10900E 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 | 26 (Hexacosa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 52 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.625 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 26 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i9-10900E 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | 1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i9-10900E. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i9-10900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i9-10900E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i9-10900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| 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 UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i9-10900E.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.62 | 10.88 |
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 30 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 26 | 10 |
| Threads | 52 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6230R has a 71% higher aggregate performance score, and 160% more physical cores and 160% more threads.
i9-10900E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 131% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6230R is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i9-10900E in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6230R is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-10900E is a desktop one.
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